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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Nakaseke Sub-County in Nakaseke District have banned sand mining following the discovery of a dead body in one of the sand mines. An unidentified body of a man was found in a sand mine at Luvunvu village in Kasambya Parish on May …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Robert Rutaro from Elgon and Company Advocates has joined a group of 18 petitioners who are challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act in the Constitutional Court. The law which targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, among others, imposes capital punishments for same-sex relations …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces have launched a vigorous operation targeting the use of bows and arrows following an increase in civilian killings by suspected cattle rustlers in the Karamoja subregion. Bows and arrows, which are crucial weapons for the Karimojong people, especially herdsmen who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 130 mobile phones were stolen from pilgrims at the Catholic and Anglican martyrs’ shrines in Namugongo, according to a joint security forces’ report released this morning in Kampala. Security forces say that the phones were snatched by thugs who disguised as pilgrims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested 54 students who were participating in a smoking festival organized in Kibulooka, Nansana West Ward, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district. The arrest came after residents of Kibulooka reported excessive noise coming from the students’ party. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police …

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Team Uganda will be seeking to reclaim the Region IV Golf tournament that is set to tee off from 5-10, June at the Addis Ababa Golf Club, Ethiopia. The team was flagged off by the Uganda Golf Union, President Moses Matsiko, today at …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world celebrates environment day today (June 5), many leaders have emphsised the need to protect the environment as a way of securing the future generation. The Executive Director of Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF) Ivan Amanigaruhanga, said whereas there are efforts geared …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake, has stormed the Constitutional Court demanding the judgment from his petition challenging his impeachment as a Parliamentary Commissioner. The petition originated from a resolution passed by Parliament on March 10th, 2020, which removed Zaake from the parliamentary …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Matthias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Parliament is set to start a two-day oversight tour in the Greater Luwero region. Alongside other opposition legislators, Mpuuga will tour Nakaseke and Luwero Districts today and tomorrow respectively. According to the program obtained by Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark World Food Safety Day this week amidst persistent concerns about the standards of Uganda’s agricultural products on both the local and international markets. Save for Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, for example, all the …