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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leadership in Kasese District is urging its members not to join the Katonga faction, which is seeking to form a new political party. On Tuesday, the faction applied to the Electoral Commission (EC) to reserve the name “People’s Front …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the founding members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are pleading with Dr. Kiiza Besigye and others not to kill the twenty-year-old political party. There is a feeling that if the Katonga faction feels that it no longer shares the aspirations of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala heard that the handgun used to murder businessman, Henry Katanga had the DNA of his embattled wife Molly Katanga, and that of their daughter, Patricia Kankwanzi. The Director of Forensics in Uganda Police Force, Andrew  Mubiru continued his testimony on …

🟡 Today ✳ 3000m W heats – Keziah Chebet & Bentalin Yeko ✳ 3000m SC W final – Chepkwurui & Chekwemoi ✳ 3000m M final – Kibet & Musau Lima, Peru | THE INDEPENDENT & IAAF | Five Ugandan teenagers will take to the track at World Athletics U20 Championships in …

Everyone has a role to play in combating AMR. Individuals and farmers can help by using antibiotics only when prescribed by a healthcare professional, completing the full course of treatment, and practicing good hygiene to prevent infections. COMMENT | Dr JacksonTwebaze Ndahayo  | Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a significant threat …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On August 28, marked the successful conclusion of Prudential Uganda’s six-month SAFE STEPS Road Safety Campaign, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness and promoting safer driving habits nationwide. This campaign, a collaborative effort between Prudence Foundation, Prudential Uganda, and implemented by Uganda Red Cross Society, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has opposed the bail application of Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives, who is facing charges of conspiring with five others to defraud Buyaka Growers Cooperatives Society Limited of over UGX …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-corruption court in Kampala has granted Elgon County MP, Ignatius Wamakuyu Mudimi a cash bail of 35 million shillings on charges of diverting public resources and conspiracy to defraud the government. On Wednesday, the  Court presided over Lady Justice JJane Okuo Kajuga granted Wamakuyu …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has asked leaders in Local Governments that are benefiting from the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development Programme –USMID funded projects to develop project sustainability plans. Steven Bogere, a senior sociologist and coordinator of the Urban Forum …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Equity Bank Uganda, one of the partners of the GROW project which is being spearheaded by the ministry of gender and labour, World Bank and PSFU, have customised several of their services to suit ordinary women interested in loans. Women entrepreneurs will be able to …