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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The European Union (EU) heads of mission in Uganda have appealed to government to establish special courts on Gender-based violence. The envoys who on Thursday concluded their four-day retreat in Eastern Uganda told Journalists that Gender-based violence, early marriages and Female Genital Mutilation continue to …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A section of opposition leaders in Eastern Uganda have petitioned the European Union ambassadors on the upcoming 2021 general elections. Nine European Union Ambassadors led by the EU envoy Atillio Pacifici have since Monday been in Mbale town for their end of year retreat. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has referred the Isimba Dam Bridge matter to the Physical infrastructure committee for scrutiny. Last month, Kadaga told MPs that 24 Billion shillings meant for the construction of Isimba Dam Bridge had been misappropriated. Commissioned in March, the 183MW …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Delegates from Rwanda will meet their Kampala counterparts at Speak Resort Munyonyo today to deliberate on the re-opening of the border between both countries.  The Kampala meeting, which was supposed to be held in October and then pushed to November but was cancelled at last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The High Court has overruled an objection raised by the Electoral Commission in a case wanted an interim application seeking to have Ugandans in the Diaspora and prisoners allowed to participate in the voting process. On Wednesday, the lawyer for Electoral Commission Hamid Lugolobi asked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security surveillance in Acholi districts bordering war-torn South Sudan to avert cross border crime during the festive season and looming dry period. The districts that include Agago, Lamwo, Kitgum and Amuru experience a surge in livestock thefts and armed robberies around this …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Capt. Ronald Akandwanaho, the commandant of the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU in Mayuge and Jinja districts wants a special court established to handle cases related to illegal fishing practices. He told URN in an exclusive interview on Thursday that the general court often delay to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A man has been arrested for allegedly beheading his wife, Sharon Kansiime, in a domestic brawl on Wednesday night. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, said Joseph Mpuluriza picked a quarrel with Kansiime over unknown reasons and in the scuffle used a machete to chop …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has issued criminal summons to two accused persons jointly charged with Kyadondo East Member of Parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. They are David Lule also known as Selector Davie and Edward Sebufu alias Eddy Mutwe. This is the second time …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) on Thursday opened a new food safety laboratory with a pledge to prioritize consumer health and facilitate speedy testing of Uganda’s food for local markets and export. Food laboratory helps in ensuring the safety and quality of food …