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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katakwi Central Police Station are hunting for a teacher of Apuuton Primary School for allegedly defiling and impregnating his primary five pupil. The suspect, Romanos Okello is reported to have taken off on Thursday when he saw the parents of the girl visiting the school. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, His Grace Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has asked the church to utilize the institution’s land to scare away land grabbers. Dr Kaziimba said that the grabbing of land is rampant in dioceses making up the Province of the Church …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim faithful belonging to the Tabliq sect, have been mobilized to take part in the forthcoming Uganda Muslim Supreme Council elections as the only way to bring about the change they so much desire in the administration of Islam in Uganda. The Tabliq Muslim sect …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gaagaa bus services has closed its operations allegedly due to financial troubles, leaving more than 50 employees jobless. Several unsuspecting passengers caught unawares by the closure of bus operations have been turning up at the Arua booking office only to find the place closed. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rising fuel prices have driven a quarter of Uganda bus companies out of business and half of the buses off the road. The bus companies offering public transport in Uganda have started closing business due to their inability to break even. Of the over 80 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, Mukono Municipality Member of Parliament Betty Bakireke Nambooze travelled to the United States of America for treatment after she had been cleared by the Uganda Medical Board. This development came after three years of being rebuffed several times by the Uganda Medical Board, …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Amuru district have started land rights and usage awareness campaigns. The campaigns include community policing on land laws, rights, documentation processes, and peaceful conflict-solving mechanisms. They are carrying out the initiative with support from REDEEM International, a rights group operating in Gulu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University researchers have started a study in which they are trying to find a permanent cure for HIV. Based at the Makerere University Walter Reed Project (MUWRP), the researchers are joining other scientists based in the US to explore whether a strategy dubbed Block, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukwo District Chief Administrative Officer Charles Ogwang has become the latest victim of attacks by men in uniforms similar to those of the military who terrorize motorists on the Matugga, Kalule stretch along the Gulu highway. Unfortunately for Ogwang, he has succumbed to the injuries …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nodding syndrome care centre initially valued at 150 million Shillings in Kitgum district continues to waste without use, six years after it was commissioned. Located in Tumangu parish, Labongo Akwang sub-county, the centre sits on a 2-acre piece of land donated by two families, …