NEWS

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Two journalists in Wakiso district are nursing injuries after being battered by military police officers while covering protests by residents of Kayunga on Wednesday over the prolonged power blackout in their area. They are Amon Kayanja from Salt Media and Teddy Nakaliga from Spark/NTV, which …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank Uganda Limited has appointed Constant Othieno Mayende its chairman Board of Directors. Othieno Mayende will replace Aga Sekalala Jr, whose term recently came to an end. Othieno Mayende has over 23 years’ experience in banking, strategy formulation, business development, financial management, …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Seventy-seven poachers in Kisori district have publicly denounced their activities. The reformed poachers have been operating in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park Nkuringo sector in Kisoro district. On Wednesday evening, the group handed over their poaching tools including spears and arrows to Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA officials …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has recommended that the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Accounting Officer recovers the 10 percent contribution that was remitted to National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for KCCA pensionable staff. The committee has also criticized officials of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has sought the help of cultural institutions to popularize the COVID-19 vaccine among their respective subjects. In its first engagement, officials from the health ministry appealed to cultural leaders from the Buganda kingdom to ‘pass on the message’ that the vaccine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said he’s tired of begging parliament to do its work of appropriating government funds.  Speaking today at Ngoma Government Farm in Luweero district, while closing a three-week retreat of Members of Parliament elected on the National Resistance Movement ticket, Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has detected the Indian COVID-19 variant in Kampala. According to officials from the Ministry of Health, the variant also referred to as -B.1.617 was detected from travelers returning from Indian. The variant was picked up after the travelers …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The construction of an Outpatients Department at Katabi Health Centre III in Entebbe municipality has resumed.  Entebbe Municipal contracted Skylight General Services Ltd to construct the OPD at 200 Million Shillings.      Construction of the OPD was halted last month after the municipal council …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | bTwo families in Ngandu ward in Mukono Municipality have camped at the Local Council Chairperson’s residence after being denied access to their homes. The families of Robert Wasswa Kunobwa and his neighbour, Mawanda accuse the employees of Pastor Joseph Kakande of Christ Ambassador’s Church Ngandu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Unwanted Witness, a nongovernment organization that advocates for secure and uncensored online communication has called upon the government to enforce the Data Protection law that was passed over two years ago in order to curb increasing cybercrimes.  Speaking ahead of the launch of a report …