NEWS

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport and Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives has on Friday afternoon launched the construction of a 1.3 million dollar Border Export Zone at the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo -DRC border of Bunagana in Kisoro …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs a petition that was filed against Nansana Municipality Member of Parliament Robert Kasule Ssebunya. The Judgement arises from a petition filed by eight political agents and supporters of the then-Democratic Party Candidate Wakayima Musoke Nsereko led by National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Judicial Service Commission has started investigations into the alleged misconduct of Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. The charges stem from a petition filed by lawyer Male Mabirizi accusing Dollo of incompetence and misconduct. Mabirizi said that having served as a personal lawyer to President Yoweri …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile on Friday stealthily made his way into Parliament’s vetting committee to defend his re-appointment as Governor of the Central Bank, with security personnel ensuring that media and the public did not catch a glimpse of him. The ailing 71-year-old economist has been …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The refurbishment of the Gulu –Lira and Gulu –Kitgum power lines has commenced.  The Six Billion Shillings project was to take the last six months from November 2019 to April 2020, but due to the outbreak of COVID -19, it was halted only to resume …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mbarara police have for the better half of the morning engaged in running battles with students of Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) who staged a protest in the university. Police led by the Mbarara city Police commander John Rutagira moved around the University …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The construction works of the Kasese one-stop centre has been completed.   The purpose of the One-stop Centres is to provide important services at a single location and to save time for both the clients and government officials. The idea is that citizens would no longer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parents and schools are locked in a heated discussion over the promotion of learners who have been studying during the lockdown. A cross-section of learners, mainly from urban schools, has been studying online, over the last one year, since the closure of schools. The parents …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Communities neighbouring Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese District have asked the Uganda wildlife Authority- UWA to expedite compensation of people whose livelihood is affected by wildlife.   In 2019, President Museveni assented to the Wildlife Act 2019. According to the Act, compensation will be given …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police officers in Busoga sub region have been advised to prepare themselves for retirement so as to avoid living desperate lives after service. The force’s deputy director of human resource management, Godfrey Musana says that, such initiatives are aimed at guiding officers on how to …