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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fire has gutted the Royal Foam Mattress factory in Kyambogo destroying mattresses and property worth millions of shillings.  Residents told URN that they saw a huge cloud of smoke as fire ravaged the factory this morning. It was still unclear whether there any causalities by …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has won all seats for special interest groups-SIG in Kasese, Kabale and Bududa districts.  Rachel Birra who will represent the PWDs in the Kasese District council will act as a bridge between the PWDs and the district so that their …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Nyanzi, the National Unity Platform candidate for the Kampala Central Parliamentary seat has lost his application for a vote recount.  In her ruling delivered this afternoon, the Mengo Chief Magistrate, Esther Nansambu says Nyanzi ran to court on hearsay, without any evidence warranting a …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Commander of Jinja Central Police Station, Ahmed Hasunira is being accused of assaulting Sophia Nnalongo, the polling agent of one of the former candidates in the Southern Division mayoral race at the Jinja City Tally center on Monday night.  According to Nnalongo, she was …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Energy and Mineral development Mary Goretti Kitutu has disclosed that the Final Investment Decision (FID) for oil production will be taken before the end of March 2021. Kitutu made the disclosure during an interface with the Parliamentary committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday …

❎ FINAL TALLY: Click to read Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | President Yoweri Museveni hit the six million mark in the final tally of votes which was released on Jan.28 by the Electoral Commission. On Jan.16, Simon Byabakama, the EC chairperson announced President Yoweri Museveni winner of the Jan.14 polls …

Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Alleged voter bribery and reports of ghost voters marred the elections for Special Interest Groups in Luwero district. On Wednesday, the Electoral Commission organized elections for councillors representing Persons with Disabilities, Older Persons, Youths and Workers at district Council. In Luwero, the EC organized elections …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government will only open social media after confirming that is no longer a threat to national security, the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Jeje Odongo has revealed.   It is now two weeks since the government shut down social media two days to the general elections on January …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hearing of the assistant private secretary to President Yoweri Museveni Carol Kembabazi who is accused of lying to Electoral Commission Human Resource staff has been adjourned.   She is being accused of using her position to lie to the EC officers that Museveni had assigned her …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Results of a large international study whose results were presented tWednesday at the global HIV for prevention conference show it’ is possible to prevent HIV infection using laboratory manufactured antibodies also known as  broadly neutralizing antibodies or monoclonal antibodies. Dr. Larry Corey a professor at Fred …