NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kennedy Makumbi, alias coach Kennedy is riding on his sporting experience to clinch the Kawempe South parliamentary seat. Makumbi, a member of the Alliance for National Transformation is seeking to unseat Mubarak Munyagwa, a member of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC.  Through his door-to-door campaigns, …

Yumbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees in Bidi Bidi Base camp in Yumbe district have decried lack of beans and peas to supplement their food. Currently, the World Food Program-WFP through Office of the Prime Minister gives Rice, Maize Grains and Sorghum due to shortage in supply of beans. The …

Karamoja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The biting poverty in Karamoja region has compelled the beneficiaries of the improved housing project under the Office of the Prime Minister in Karamoja to rent out the houses allocated to them to earn a living. The families have now returned to the traditional grass-thatched …

Kyotera, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP Presidential candidate Nobert Mao has asked Ugandans to join the struggle for a peaceful change of government.  Mao who was on Sunday campaigning in Rakai and Kyotera districts said that Ugandans should emulate other East African countries which include Kenya, Burundi and …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials and leaders in Kasese District are worried as cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the district continues to increase. Kasese district has over 826 accumulative cases and 26 deaths. They attribute the surge in COVID-19 cases to laxity in compliance to standard operating …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF veteran has drowned while hunting mudfish in a nearby swamp in Dokolo district. The deceased is Private Sam Opio, a resident of Olyaka B village in Olyaka parish, Namasale sub county in Amolatar district. He drowned on Christmas while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 6 percent of household toilets in Kampala are connected to the sewerage network. According to the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Sanitation Improvement and Financing Strategy, there are only a mere 8,975 active sewer connections in Kampala. Of these, 8,375 were connected by 2015 and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Jinja city woman parliamentary candidate, Lillian Naigaga has survived a nasty accident along Kabowa-Budiima road in Budondo ward. According to eyewitnesses, Naigaga was driving with three others in a Kluger vehicle registration number UBB 007K when they rammed into a motorcycle registration number UFA …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Senteza Kalibala, one of the private bodyguards of Robert Kyagulanyi, the presidential candidate of National Unity Platform-NUP has been killed in a freak accident in Busega this evening. NUP issued a statemeent saying Ssenteza has been knocked dead by a military vehicle as Kyagulanyi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The promises to restock Teso, revive cooperatives, improve infrastructure, uphold human rights and protect land are some of the key messages that could have earned Dr. Kizza Besigye, the opposition strongman support in Teso sub region. Besigye who has challenged President Yoweri Museveni for the …