NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya on Thursday has sparked a discussion on brain death with experts clarifying that this concept might only have been used to offer false hope and to attract unnecessary cost. In an interview with URN, Dr Erasmus Okello …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight teachers in Kitgum District have been arrested for conducting holiday classes.  The teachers, from two schools—Horizons Nursery and Primary School Quarter and Kitgum Comprehensive College Main Campus—are accused of violating the national school calendar. Marijan Walire, the Deputy Resident District Commissioner of Kitgum, who …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Kamwempe North Division MP, Ssegirinya Muhamad united MPS across the political divide in urging the government to ensure the suspects are not denied police bond and bail in courts. The legislators, while paying tribute to Ssegirinya in a special siting presided …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cassava farmers in Teso are facing a dire situation as prices for their produce have plummeted in the region. This crisis is exacerbated by diseases affecting cassava crops, leading to rotting and further diminishing market value. Augustine Akutu, a renowned farmer and Chairperson of Businessmen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has found  ex-State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu with a case to answer in relation to the charges stemming from  receiving iron sheets that were  meant for the  vulnerable people of the Karamoja sub-region. Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda’s Managing Director, Mr. Soumendra Sahu, fondly known as Som, has this morning paid a courtesy visit to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Executive Director, Hon. Goerge William Nyombi Tembo. Hon. Nyombi welcomed Mr. Sahu to Uganda and assured him of UCC’s regulatory …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has scaled up its campaign strategies to notify the fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony about the upcoming confirmation of charges hearing in his absence. The confirmation of charges hearing against Kony who faces up to …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Blencowe Resources Plc. has announced the commencement of the Phase 7 exploration programme that involved drilling, at its Orom-Cross graphite project in Kitgum district. Blencowe acquired the Orom-Cross Graphite Project mining license in 2019 for 21 years through the acquisition of a 100 percent …

  Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents of Mabuye, Kyaggunda, and Kikonda villages in Bukulula sub-county, Kalungu district, are embroiled in a bitter dispute with a Chinese road construction company, which they accuse of disrupting their lives. The dispute pits residents against China Communication Construction Company-CCCC …

At the ceremony, Uganda Clays officially offered half an acre of land for the construction of St. Barbara Catholic Sub-Parish Church as a replacement for the St. Barbara Chapel that has been housed inside the company premises since the establishment of the company Kajjansi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Archbishop …