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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of youth who confessed to be cattle rustlers from Moroto district have joined the peace building program in a move to reduce cattle thefts. This comes after most youth involved in cattle thefts and raids have been killed in battles with the UPDF and …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Masaka are leaving in fear as security operatives conduct operations in the area.  Several residents have reported cases of missing relatives and friends at Masaka district Central Police Station.   Patrick Ssejjengo, a resident of Kijjabwemi cell in Masaka town is one of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | COVAX facility has signed a new advance purchase agreement of up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. According to a new statement, the rollout of the drug will commence with the successful negotiation and execution of supply agreements which will add on to …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Amuru district are holding five polling assistants over alleged election malpractice. They are Richard Rubangakene, Alex Odur, Christopher Opiro, Geoffrey Ojuk and Winnie Anena all from Kigoli Polling Station in Otwee Town Council Amuru district. Patrick Jimmy Okema, the Aswa River Region …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda which some public health experts heralded as shining examples for its handling of coronavirus has had a “dramatic” increase in deaths and cases.  What some have described as “rapid increase” in Covid-19 infection rates has prompted appeals to people to adhere to public health …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Delegates who turned up for elections of National Woman MP for elderly persons were each bribed with 40,000 Shillings to vote for National Resistance Movement’s candidate Peggy Joy Waako.    Waako, a retired social worker and a renowned activist for older persons’ welfare, was contesting …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Government plans to spend 1.826 Trillion Shillings on repayments of external debt next financial year, up from 1.12 trillion Shillings in the current year. The increase is attributed to an increase in non-concessional financing.    Non-concessional loans usually carry commercial interest rates which are …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | 40 private hospitals and clinics in Kampala Metropolitan have been accredited by the ministry of health to collect COVID-19 samples. Dr Charles Olaro, the director of curative services at the ministry of health says that the move is aimed at bringing services nearer to people. …

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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY How Bobi Wine shocked Museveni: Why the knockout plan from the reds failed THE LAST WORD The price of shortsightedness: How Bobi Wine is turning his moment of triumph into a missed …