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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Acting Deputy Executive Director Sam Sserunkuma has called for pardon to the law enforcement officers who have been interdicted.   At least eight KCCA law enforcement officers were interdicted following a directive by the Minister in Charge of Kampala, Beti …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) council has passed a resolution stopping the institution’s law enforcement officers to stop arresting vendors and hawkers in the city. The resolution was passed in a council meeting chaired by the Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago on Wednesday. The resolution …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has commenced a nation-wide verification exercise of all unpaid ex-servicemen. Adolf Mwesige, the Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs in a statement issued on Wednesday said the exercise will target unpaid military veterans and beneficiaries of deceased soldiers who lack necessary documents. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty one military police officers are undergoing training in motorcycle patrol and basic cycling skills under the Uganda Police Driving and Riding training wing. The officers have been undergoing training for the last two weeks at the Kibuli based training ground. They were recommended …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of Kigezi Diocese George Bagamuhunda has said that the church and cultural leaders have a mandate to protect the environment, citing the Biblical scripture which says the environment existed before man. This was at the ongoing second Uganda Water and Environment …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Water resources around River Rwizi are declining at a fast rate due to competing demands for water, rampant pollution, and encroachment on buffer zones. This was reiterated by Richard Musota, the Principal Water Officer in the Directorate of Water Resources Management (DWRM) in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has completed registration of the Alliance for National Transformation, a political party established by Mugisha Muntu. In a press statement released on Tuesday by Alice Alaso, the former Serere Woman Member of Parliament, the next phase will be to gazette the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party Parliamentary Caucus has endorsed lining-up behind candidates during internal party elections. The party endorsed the proposal on Tuesday evening. The proposal was initiated by the NRM Central Executive Committee-Chaired by president, Yoweri Museveni in the Chobe Safari Lodge in Nwoya …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Minister, Beti Olive Kamya has ordered the interdiction of 8 Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcers. The directive is contained in the Minister’s March 12th, 2019 letter to the Acting KCCA Executive Director, Eng. Andrew Kitaka. “The following KCCA law enforcement officers who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recent decision to allow debate on a bill, before its second reading, has triggered controversy among a cross-section of legislators and analysts. According to parliamentary guidelines, all bills presented before parliament are sent to the appropriate committees for analysis before they are presented for …