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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The election of the former Mukono Municipality Mayor, George Fred Kagimu, as the president of the Municipal Development Forum-MDF, has sparked protests from councilors through the works committee. Kagimu assumed the role of president at the beginning of this year and has since convened …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After spending three weeks lying at Mulago hospital morgue, bodies of two foreign tourists killed last month in Queen Elizabeth National Park in Kasese district have been handed over to UK forensic experts and later repatriated. . David Barlow, a UK national and his …

Kampala , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is investigating a shooting and robbery incident at the weekend involving a Chinese man. In a late bid to save money stolen from him, a Chinese national opened fire indiscriminately on a Kampala road, forcing people to scamper to safety. Lee Shao resorted …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flash floods have displaced more than 2,000 people and destroyed properties worth millions at the border town of Elegu, according to Amuru district authorities. The flash floods follow days of torrential rainfall that pounded the region and forced the Unyama River to burst its banks on …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Hoima-Kampala highway has been temporarily closed due to the River Kafu bursting its banks as a result of heavy rainfall, causing flooding. The River Kafu serves as the border between the Hoima and Kyankwanzi districts. The river overflowed on Monday evening around 5 …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have detained three teachers from Midland High School for the unauthorized possession of Uganda Certificate of Examination (UCE) papers. Jennifer Kalule Musamba, the spokesperson of the Uganda National Examination Board, has identified the suspects as chief invigilator Dalton Denis Lubega, a teacher at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund has again been recognized for its outstanding financial reporting, winning four accolades at the 2023 Financial Reporting Awards held recently in Kampala. The Fund won the prestigious Silver award, beating over 100 companies that submitted entries to the 12th …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Government of Ireland has revealed plans to allocate €100 million ( sh400 billion) to support education in the Karamoja sub-region over the next five years. Irish government officials, accompanied by Esther Davinia Anyakun, the Nakapiripirit District Woman Member of Parliament and Minister of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded two convicts and two prisoners, including a charcoal burner for terrorism and the murder of former Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions, Joan Namazzi Kagezi. The accused include Daniel Kisekka Kiwanuka, a peasant farmer and charcoal burner residing …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Luwero have arrested a school director over allegations that he defiled six under age girls, all candidates of the primary seven class, and made one procure an abortion. The suspect has been identified as Jonah Ssebamanya the director of Kings Palace Primary …