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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has promoted more than three thousand lower rank policemen and women. The elevation of lower rank personnel was last held in February 2016 during the term of General Kale Kayihura. A number of officers have been expressing disappointment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda kingdom has donated 0.07 acres of land valued at Shillings 400m to Nansana municipality in Wakiso district for the construction of a health center IV in Nakkuule ward. The kingdom second deputy premier and finance minister Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa handed over the land title to …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six artisanal miners died in gold mining pits last month in Busia and Namayingo districts according to the Mineral protection police. Two cases were registered in Tiira village, Tiira town council of Busia district. The miners were buried alive in a gold pit that was over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspects are in police custody for conning a Centenary bank customer more than Shillings 18 million in dollar exchange scam in Kampala. Charles Twine, the Sspokesperson of the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID identifies the suspects as Mpagi Denis, Akuli Umuru and a woman only identified as …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Appeals against the convictions for aggravated defilement dominate the criminal appeals session by the Appellant Court scheduled to sit in Masaka city starting on April 19th, 2021. A statement from the Judiciary shows that the court will handle 22 appeals against conviction for aggravated defilement, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The National Medical Stores-NMS has completed the distribution of 28.4 million long-lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets across the country.  The nets were distributed to 2,051 sub-counties in the 8 months long campaign. In 2019, the Ministry of Health tasked NMS to handle the procurement, storage …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Moroto Central Prison is under renovation, six months after inmates escaped from the facility in September 2020. At least 223 inmates overpowered prison warders at the Singila based prison, broke into the armoury and made off with 15 guns. Following the jailbreak Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  National Identification Registration Authority-NIRA officials have pleaded with the Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance Minister, Judith Nabakooba to push for the procurement of new equipment.    A team of NIRA officials, who met the Minister at their Eastern Regional Offices in Mbale City on …

 Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of information and communication technology-ICT spent part of Friday inspecting the communication networks at Busia One Stop Boarder Post-OSBP. The minister’s visit was prompted by complaints from area leaders about the poor network in Busia resulting from interference from other networks.   …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA Women Super League Season returns to action on Monday 19th 2021 after spending a year of inactivity due to the suspension of sports activities in the country because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  This year’s edition of the women league …