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Iganga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Eddie Lugwire, the National Unity Platform-NUP candidate for the Kigulu North parliamentary race has reportedly gone missing after being picked by three men. The three men reportedly whisked off the candidate from his Iganga town based home around 11:00 pm on Sunday night.  Lugwire’s political …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Elections of special interest groups in Kitgum District on Monday kicked off late in some polling stations due to missing voter registers and late arrival of voters. Elections of councillors for Older Persons and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) at the sub-counties, Town Councils, and Municipal …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ritual practices usually performed as the Kabaka of Buganda opens the Kingdom Lukiiko sitting were today changed in the wake of corona virus pandemic. The timing of the opening itself was the first major departure from the usual, as it ordinarily should have been opened …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Jackson Kayanja, the commander of the 409 Brigade, has urged the people of West Nile to remain peaceful and avoid the temptation of violence during the general elections. Leading a team of UPDF, Prison and Police officers and ‘Wanainchi’ in a clean-up exercise of …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier has shot dead five people and injured four others critically.   Lance Corporal Denis Omara, who is also deceased was recently deployed at the Local Defense Unit-LDU detach in Ganda village in Kyebando parish in Wakiso Sub County in Wakiso …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The  High Court in Kampala has fixed January 14th 2021 to rule on an application in which two organizations are challenging a decision by the Uganda Media Council to have journalists registered and accredited for the general elections. Lady Justice Esta Nambayo on Monday fixed …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Election Observer Mission in Uganda will meet the presidential candidates ahead of Thursday’s elections.  The team comprises of 22 observers is led by the Head of Mission Siraj Fegessa, who is also the Director of Peace and Security at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | City traders are torn between closing their during the election period or staying on to make a little more money amid uncertainties as to how the next few weeks will be. Many are convinced that there will be violence in the city as some people might …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |People living with disabilities- PDWs in Kasese District are struggling to access health services.   Many are equally without financial abilities to hire transportation services to access health centres.  Charles Ndobya from Nyabugando village, Mpondwe Lhubiriha town council says accessing health services becomes a challenge especially …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbale is hunting for unknown thugs who broke into the offices of the National Identification and Registration Authority- NIRA. The offices are located at Half London ward Northern city division.  Rogers Taitika, the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson says that the thugs broke into …