Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in Kisoro district have declared the no man’s land at the Bunagana border a no-go zone for locals and refugees. The declaration was made amidst heavy fighting between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) that started in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some lawyers want the judiciary to drop the virtual court sessions arguing that it has proved less effective compared to physical court hearings. Led by Erias Lukwago, the lawyers argue that current video conferencing facilities have failed to match up to the standards and intents hence …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council and the Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) are to restore the green cover in Independence park. In 2017, traders from Mbarara Central Market were relocated to the park to pave way for the construction of a new market under the Markets …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | We can protect ourselves and communities around us by not destroying the environment. It starts with you before looking at your neighbour. Those were some of the words that Brenda Akankunda, the program officer in charge of investment for sustainable development at SEATINI Uganda told Kampala …
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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district local government has given a one-week ultimatum to the owners of the cows that were impounded to collect them before they are publicly auctioned. Last week, security authorities impounded 2,000 heads of cattle from Lakang sub county in Amuru district. The cows which reportedly …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General-UPDF Court Martial has sentenced Muhydin Kakooza, a supporter of the National Unity Platform party to eight months in jail for contempt of court. The court chairperson Lt. General Andrew Gutti found Kakooza guilty of contempt of court by exhibiting what …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance Minister is expected to present the final budget estimates for financial year 2022/2023 to Parliament by Thursday, 31 March 2022. While chairing the House on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa quoted Section 13 of the Public Finance Management Act and Rule …
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Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Engineering Brigade has taken over the construction of Nalubwoyo health centre III in Amolatar district. The contract was initially awarded to Otada Construction Company in 2018, which failed to complete the works. The first phase of the project includes the construction …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have tasked government to expeditiously process funds meant to operationalise the new local government units which they say have been rendered redundant. The Tororo district woman MP, Sarah Opendi, during the Parliament sitting of Tuesday, 29 March 2022, raised a matter of national …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Security Organisations (PSOs) are under the spotlight for confiscating the National Identity cards of their employees. “My monthly salary is Shillings 160,000. I recently got a better paying job where they needed a National ID but my current employers refused to give it to me. …
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