Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the President has introduced a web-based tool to track promises made by the government through the manifesto and presidential directives. The new tool will collect information directly from technical officers in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies and local government, as well as …
Read More »Lira University teaching hospital staff go on strike
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The staff of Lira University Teaching Hospital have initiated an industrial action against the University over alleged salary disparities. The industrial action which started on Monday 4, has seen only essential departments operating with minimal staffing levels at the Teaching Hospital which serves both the …
Read More »Uganda’s Agather Atuhaire wins International Women of Courage award
Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Journalist, lawyer and human rights advocate Agather Atuhaire has been recognised for her work to promote the rule of law in Uganda. Atuhaire was one of 13 women from across the world who were presented with U.S. State Department’s International Women of Courage …
Read More »Study suggests indigenous practices to curb methane in Uganda’s livestock
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The existing livestock practices in Uganda’s cattle industry can be used to limit the emission of greenhouse gases. This is part of the findings from the Support to Rural Sustainable Transformation (SIRGE) project, funded by the European Union. The project aimed at providing more accurate …
Read More »ICC to hear charges against Joseph Kony in absentia
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ruled that it will commence the hearing of confirmation of charges against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony in absentia. The Judges have set October 15 this year as the date for the commencement of confirmation …
Read More »Museveni pledges support to traditional justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has pledged to provide financial support to the judiciary towards rejuvenating the traditional methods of dispute resolution as opposed to the colonial way of litigation. The President’s promise was contained in a message delivered by Vice President, Jessica Alupo while officiating at …
Read More »Luuka deputy RDC suspended for assaulting resident
Luuka, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | Luuka Resident District Commissioner Paul Waiswa has been suspended for gross misconduct. The decision follows a complaint filed by Abdullah Kisige, a casual labourer at Kiyunga car washing bay, in Luuka district, who accused Waiswa of beating him up. Kisige accompanied his complaint with a …
Read More »Fresh details emerge in the murder of Ndiga clan leader
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations about the murder of Ndiga clan leader Daniel Bbosa show that his killers were hired by his namesake and nemesis Lujja Bbosa Tabula. Information gathered by the police from Mengo, the seat of Buganda Kingdom shows that Tabula installed himself as the ‘legitimate’ leader …
Read More »POLICE: Egyptian was killed in business dispute
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Egyptian national, Ahmed Zinhom Ibrahim Selim, whose body was recovered from a swamp in Soroti district on Saturday was killed over business rivalry with his fellow countrymen, the police have revealed. Zinhom, 32, has been supplying kitchenware and appliances to various individuals, including civil servants. The kitchenware …
Read More »Jeje Odongo concludes visit to Turkey, calls for reform of the UN Security Council
Ankara , Turkey| THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Gen. Jeje Odongo has urged the international community to support conflict prevention initiatives undertaken by the regional and sub-regional organizations and called for the reform of the UN Security Council to ensure it is fit-for purpose. Odongo is attending the Antalya …
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