Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people have been convicted for the murder of two mobile money agents in Zana along the Kampala-Entebbe Highway. The convicts are Bob Anichan, a UPDF deserter formerly attached to Uganda Military Academy Kabamba, Dennis Mangusho, formerly attached to the 63rd Battalion, a casual labourer …
Read More »Ministerial appointments strategic for 2021 elections- Teso leaders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Soroti have attributed the recent appointments of ministers from Teso as a strategic plan for the 2021 elections. President Museveni, on Saturday, appointed Serere Woman MP, Helen Adoa as Minister of State for Fisheries, Usuk MP, Peter Ogwang as Minister of State …
Read More »Court refers dispute between Arua nurse training school, contractor to IGG
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua High Court Resident Judge, Anthony Oyuko Ojok has referred Arua School of Nursing–ANTS to the Inspectorate of Government for investigations for alleged failure to pay Esmok Engineering Company Shillings 320 million. Arua School of Nursing contracted Esmok engineering company in August 2017 to construct …
Read More »Kabaka urges Buganda clan elders to have registers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has urged clan elders to revive a tradition of registering members of their clans. He said registration was among many responsibilities they had in their efforts to revive Buganda culture and traditions. The Kabaka thanked the clan …
Read More »Refugees in Uganda stuck in debt, danger and despair- Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the other settlement areas have been filled up with refugees, new land is made ready for new arrivals of refugees from DR Congo in Mararatu. Grass and shrubs are burnt and plots made available. Desperate refugees in Uganda are adopting grim survival tactics due …
Read More »Inconsistencies affecting voter registration exercise in Masaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inconsistencies in the verification of voters are affecting the on-going voter’s register update exercise in Masaka district. Despite the Electoral Commission extending the deadline twice for the exercise, many people in Masaka district are yet to verify their voter eligibility. Swaibu Makumbi, the chairperson of …
Read More »Angry mob lynches defilement suspect a day after getting bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Angry residents of Agoro sub-county in Lamwo district have lynched a defilement suspect. Rachael Okot, a resident of Lopulingi parish in Agoro sub-county was killed on Tuesday a day after he was granted bail by the Lamwo grade one magistrate. The Aswa river region …
Read More »Uganda sets new target as efforts to end trachoma by 2020 fail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vector Disease Control Division in the Health Ministry has extended the deadline for the elimination of Trachoma from the country from 2020 to 2022. This follows the failure by the Health Ministry to eliminate Trachoma from Uganda in line with the 2007 resolution, …
Read More »Concerned citizen sues prison wardens for torturing inmate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Julius Asiimwe Rubarema, a concerned citizen has sued three prison wardens for allegedly torturing Jeremiah Tendo while on remand in Kayunga prisons. He only identifies the prison warders as Oga, Dola and Enyaru. The prison wardens are jointly sued together with the Attorney General in …
Read More »Luweero health insurance ordinance to start next year
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luweero district could soon be enrolled on the community health insurance scheme. According to Fredrick Makaire, the Executive Director Save for Health Uganda, a local NGO that is promoting community health insurance schemes in various districts across the country, the solicitor general has …
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