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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Private School owners in Kampala Central Division have petitioned Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA seeking a waiver of property tax and trading license for at least two years to enable them to recover from effects of COVID-19. The schools, organised under Kampala Central Private Schools Owners …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans in the diaspora and the prisoners will be able to participate in the 2026 general elections but not in 2021 as had been earlier ordered by the High Court. This is according to the consent order signed by the Electoral Commission lawyers led by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said that he does not see any problem with his absence as chair of the plenary, saying he will resume when asked to do so. Oulanyah was speaking to the press about his candidature for the position …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF has started conducting a two week refresher course for 6000 Local Defence Units-  LDUs. In statement issued by UPDF Spokesperson, Brig. Richard Karemire, the refresher training is being spearheaded by deputy Land Forces commander, Maj. Gen Sam Kavuma. LDUs …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Floods have cut off a feeder road between Mucwini sub county in Kitgum District and Padibe east sub-county in Lamwo district. This follows continuous heavy rainfall being experienced in the district that has forced Aringa stream in Pubec Parish, Mucwini Sub county to burst it’s banks.  …

  Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement [NRM] Party is confident that it will win the next general election with a landslide, owing to the numbers of voters on its register.  Speaking at the party headquarters at Plot 10 Kyadondo Road in Kampala, Sam Engola, the party’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three people were killed by their lovers in separate domestic brawls in Kampala Metropolitan area over the weekend. The deceased have been identified as Kassim Tumwine a resident of Kikaaya Parish, Kyebando, Sarah Mayiga, a resident of Maala Fishing Camp in Kome Sub County in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new panel of Court of Appeal Justices has started hearing afresh an application by Lubaga South Legislator, Kato Lubwama seeking to block his voter Habib Buwembo from filing a petition for his dismissal from parliament for lack of the requisite academic qualifications. The new panel …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is probing a decision by the United Nations to sublease Uganda Police Land in Naguru to Used car dealers. The land which houses the Police Training School was offered by the government to the United Nations African Institute for …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Lenju LC 1 in Kigorobya Sub County in Hoima district are protesting the heavy deployment of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers on their land. According to the residents, the soldiers were deployed in the area on Thursday last week. The soldiers have since …