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Kasese, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The South Rwenzori Bishop Rt. Rev Jackson Thembo Nzerebende has registered as a member of the National Resistance Movement-NRM party in Kasese. Bishop Nzerebende registered on Thursday at Railway Primary School, Kasese Municipality during the launch of the party’s registration exercise.  Nzerebende who was welcomed …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Former security minister Lt Gen Henry Tumukunde was arrested on charges of treason according to Uganda Police Force. Tumukunde was arrested from his home in Kololo in a joint operation conducted by the Special Forces Command- SFC, Joint Anti-Terrorism Task Force – JATT, Crime Intelligence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is scaling up vaccination drives against cholera in districts that are likely to be affected. Dr Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services says that effective next month, they will be carrying out vaccination in six districts of Kasese, Moyo, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eye experts have cautioned the public against quacks that fill the void created by lack of qualified professionals. This follows the high number of eye clinics that are emerging in different parts of the city owing to the increasing number of people opting for …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents at the Mpondwe-Lhubiriha border point in Kasese district are concerned that the Ministry of Health has not yet started awareness on the coronavirus. The border point connects Uganda with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The residents note that they have abandoned some of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is trailing its neighbors in the region in the just-released 2020 rule of law rankings. The rankings done by the World Justice Project puts Uganda at 117th position out of 128 countries ranked. This is a deterioration from the 115 positions that Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A concerned citizen wants court to suspend the 2021 Elections general elections over fears of the Coronavirus pandemic. Abbey Mgugu in documents filed before the Civil Division of High Court on Thursday afternoon by his lawyers of Sanywa, Wabwire and Company Advocates, says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament want the planned Uganda-France friendship week 2020 cancelled amid the spread of coronavirus. The annual event entering its fifth year is scheduled to run from 22nd to 28th March attracting football stars from abroad and other dignitaries. Among …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Police has confirmed that Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde will be charged with treason. The former security minister and now Presidential aspirant, was arrested Thursday night. Police said in a statement that the arrest follows “his utterances in a series of radio and television …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is again in the spotlight for gross human rights violations according to the 2019 country report on Human Rights Practices. The report was released by the United States (U.S) Department of State on Wednesday March 11, 2020. Michael R. Pompeo, US Secretary of …