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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A section of members of parliament have criticized the ministry of health for allowing families to bury their dead who succumb to COVID-19. The government had initially taken up the burial arrangements, to guarantee safe and dignified burials, as usually done when dealing with highly …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Court Martial sitting at Muhooti Barracks in Fort Portal Tourism City has handed a Uganda People’s Defense Forces -UPDF soldier a 90-year sentence for murder. Private Paul Lotukei was found guilty of murdering  Pamela Nayebale, 26,  and her nine-month-old son, Owen Kusemererwa, both residents …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Ministry of work has taken charge of constructing Wakiso district road which will connect Kasanje town council to Bussi Island to ease transport for the islanders. The proposed project shall span for 2.5km from Bubebere to Muziina bay.  With the completion of this project, the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | Xinhua | In the remote central Ugandan district of Nakasongola, Jabali, a young rhino, freely grazes under the watchful eye of her mother, Bella. Jabali is the sixth born of Bella and the latest baby here at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, run by Rhino Fund Uganda, a non-profit conservation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Local Government Association (ULGA) wants the government to put in place a local revenue policy to harmonize challenges faced by local governments in local revenue collection and management. Speaking at a local government leader’s breakfast meeting organized by Action Aid Uganda on Friday, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCB Bank in partnership with fuel distributor, Stabex International have launched a partnership intended to enhance the customer experience as they access the bank’s digital banking services at Stabex fuel stations. This move comes amidst growing uptake of digital banking products in Uganda and beyond. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Digging for oil: Tullow’s 16-year acrimonious relationship with Uganda ends THE LAST WORD On Uganda’s election violence: How the president,the security services and the opposition are beneficiaries of this political pathology COMMENT Why …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A simple search for presidential candidates on different social media platforms shows multiple accounts featuring identical photos and names, biodata and description. But many of these are parody accounts created to imitate the style or character of the original ones. But they are usually ironic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Gen. Henry Tumukunde has rallied Ugandans to turn up in big numbers and cast their vote. Tumukunde who was campaigning in Ntungamo, Rwampara and Isingiro districts on Thursday said that next year’s general elections are important which all citizens should participate in. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers are concerned that the time allocated to the candidate classes to study and complete the syllabus before their final examinations is too little. They say that much of the time in school is now spent on counselling and change of mindset to enable them …