Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has destroyed 105 kilograms of narcotic drugs worth Shillings 4 billion. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General, Muzeeyi Sabiiti presided over the function to incinerate the drugs at the Police Drugs Destruction center in Nsambya barracks this afternoon. The Director of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng and Permanent Secretary Diana Atwiine were today blocked from accessing the site for the construction of the proposed International Specialized Hospital Uganda, in Lubowa. A team from Parliament’s National Economy Committee had gone to monitor ongoing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Army and police security chiefs from East Africa Community (EAC) member countries are in Uganda for conference on combating terrorism and peace support operations. Deputy Army and Defence Spokesperson, Lt Col Deo Akiiki, said the training is being held in Jinja at Uganda People’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has banned street processions in Hoima and Kaabong districts, as the areas await polls, slated for September 26, 2019. The electorate will be voting for woman representatives in Parliament and local government committees. The Parliamentary seats in the two districts fell …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff at Makerere University have expressed concern over the manner in which the Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has handled issues relating to the staff appeals tribunal. The staff accuses Nawangwe of delaying tactics in frustrating efforts to have the staff appeals tribunal fully constituted. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank has said more of its customers are leaving the banking halls, choosing to do most of their transactions either online or through banking agents. Stanbic Bank Chief Executive Patrick Mweheire says that more than 80 per cent of their transactions, during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force is questioning the decision by the Internal Security Organisation-ISO to arrest its officer and informer who provided information on the investigation of Boda-boda murders. ISO picked up Police constable Lusiba and informant, Balikowa Sserwadda last week on the grounds that they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The disappearance, reoccurrence and eventual death of musician Michael Alinda, also known as Ziggy Wine, has elicited unanswered questions among members of his family, friends and the Ugandan population. Alinda, 29, an artist, IT technician and Social Media Blogger, was pronounced dead on Sunday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Service Commission has re-advertised over 60 jobs at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA following the failure of the initial recruitment process. KCCA advertised over 200 jobs on June 6th, 2019 following a directive from the Public Service Commission Chairperson, Justice Ralph Ochan on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM) has said expenditure of Members of Parliament for 2021 elections is most likely to double to 48 billion shillings, up from of 28 billion shillings spent in 2016. A survey conducted by ACFIM revealed that 113 of the …