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Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A security guard at Crested Crane Hotel in Jinja City has been shot dead.  The incident happened on Wednesday night at 9:30 pm at the hotel’s new site under construction located along Nalufenya Road.   The guard only identified as Mawa and attached to Hash …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Electoral Commission has made exceptions in nominations for Parliamentary aspirants prioritizing those with emergencies. Aspirants from the five divisions of Kawempe, Lubaga, Nakawa, Makindye and Kampala central started arriving at the Electoral Commission Offices in Ntinda, as early as 7 a.m., in line …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Electoral Commission has warned parliamentary aspirants who are going to be nominated today and Friday against ferrying supporters at nomination venues.  Speaking to Uganda Radio Network -URN, Paul Bukenya, the spokesperson of the Electoral Commission said that law enforcement officers are ready to …

  Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The nomination of Habib Buwembo as the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC candidate for the Rubaga South parliamentary seat hangs in balance. It follows an application filed by his rival Grace Nakanwagi before the High Court Civil Division for a temporary injunction challenging the …

Kigezi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Security officials and Environmental conservationists in Kigezi have accused the National Forestry Authority- NFA and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) of being involved in the destruction of two forests and a game park in the region. The forests in question are; Echuya Central Forest Reserve …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Mukono have made early deployment at the district electoral commission offices in order to avoid chaos at the center. Two check points have been mounted at the two main road entries from Kampala. Deployments have also been made outside and inside the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Kampala Central parliamentary aspirants this morning quietly entered the Ntinda Electoral Commission office as the Electoral Commission kicked off nominations. The exercise which started this morning across the country will run for two days. The candidates to be nominated include directly elected MPs seats …

Kikube, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Thirteen teachers from attached to various schools within Kyangwali Refugee settlement in Kikuube district have tested positive for COVID-19.  Richard Tabaro, the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC, says the 13 cases are part of 20 teachers whose samples were collected on Friday last week ahead …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  High court in Mbarara has for the second time thrown out an application filed by Molly Kamukama, the Economics Monitoring State Minister seeking to block the nomination of her rival, Jenifer Muheesi as the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate for the Kazo District Woman …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A section of legislators has criticized their colleagues for letting down the house with poor debate and low participation. Bufumbira East MP Dr James Nsaba Buturo says the quality of debate in the 10th Parliament has been disappointing because, according to him, some of …