Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dan Malinga, the Bukedea Town Council LC V councilor has been charged with simple robbery and assault of David Stephen Omagor, a former aspirant in the Bukedea by-election. On June 6, 2023, Malinga, also known as Wenger, along with several others still at large, allegedly …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in the West Nile region have registered 171 defilement cases within the first five months of this year. June had the highest number of defilement cases with 45 girls falling victim. It was followed by March with 29 cases, May with 28, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) says developing countries need urgent support to enable them to attract more investment for their transition to clean energy. UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published this week shows that much of the growth in international investment …
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Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The community of Rukiga District is in mourning the untimely death of Apollo Nyegamehe alias Aponye. Nyegamehe, a prominent businessman and the incumbent district National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman. Aponye lost his life in a road crash in Itojo town council, Ntungamo district, along …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for fresh hearing of a case in which Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Nobert Mao is accused of uttering a false document and forging the minutes of Democratic Party Delegates’ meeting. Criminal Division Judge Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa made …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has directed socialite Sheila Nadege, commonly known as Don Zella, to deposit Shillings 20 million as security with the court. This amount is intended to cover potential costs that may be incurred by Speke Hotel, which Don Zella sued over the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | In a significant leap towards digital innovation, the Uganda National Examinations Board-Uneb has unveiled its plan to digitize and preserve candidates’ examination scripts for posterity. Until now, Uneb could only retain the examination scripts for two years and dispose them of. Dan Odongo, the Executive …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Former Erute County North Member of Parliament Charles Angiro Gutmoi alias Abacacon, and three others have died in a road accident this morning near Ayago bridge in Murchison Game Park along the Karuma-Pakwach highway. The other accident victims are Debora Ogwang, Good Luck Eric …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has lost up to 36.79 hectares of land valued at 34.664 billion Shillings to encroachers. The revelation was contained in a report of the committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises that was tabled before Parliament on Thursday. Committee …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of the case in which Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya is accused of inciting violence has flopped due to the absence of his lawyer Medard Lubega Sseggona. On Friday, Ssegirinya told Buganda Road Magistrates Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Siena …
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