Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected rapist has been hospitalized after being shot and injured by Amuru District Police Commander Joseph Nsabimana during a scuffle on Wednesday. Nsabimana reportedly shot Jerome Oloya on the right arm while trying to subdue him after being caught attempting to rape a teenage …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of slain Sheikh Muhammad Kirevu has tasked the government to provide evidence connecting the deceased to the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. Sheikh Kirevu, a former resident of Ggangu B in Busabala ,Makindye Ssabagabo division, was gunned down by security operatives who had gone …

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 Karamojong have crossed into Otuke district in search of food. The group comprising women, young girls, and children from Kotido district have taken shelter at Okwongo Church of Uganda and Okwongo Primary School in Okwongo town council, Otuke district. John Bosco Dagama …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia’s oil production increased by 3.4 percent year on year in the first six months of 2022, Russian Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said on Thursday. At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Shulginov said the country’s oil production in the first half of 2022 rose …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Herbert Edmund Ariko, the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate in the Soroti East by-election on Thursday held door-to-door campaigns to lure potential voters. Ariko reached out to voters in their homes and business premises. He says that he wants to redeem the new city from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Edson Muhawenimana from Katallage Ministries Church in Kansanga appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court on six counts related to noise pollution. Prosecution led by Allan Mucunguzi told the court that from October 2021 to date, Pastor Muhawenimana and others still at large have been …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to protect access to contraception nationwide. The legislation, titled the Right to Contraception Act, cleared the Democratic-led chamber in a 228-195 vote. The measure, which seeks to codify access to contraceptives on the federal level, would …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Busoga East on Thursday arrested Isaac Owori, the councilor Imanyiro sub-county, Mayuge district for alleged theft of relief items for victims of a hailstorm along Jagusi islands. His arrest followed the recovery of 2.5 tonnes of posho and empty OPM branded plastic bags …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has returned the Excise Duty (Amendment) Bill, 2022 to parliament for reconsideration. In his letter to the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, the President raises concern about the rejected government proposal of imposing 40 percent or 4,000 Shillings excise duty on each …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are increasing calls for conservation, preservation and protection of indigenous livestock breeds, especially cattle to avoid their extinction. The animals are increasingly declining in number as more and more farmers go for crossbreeds to increase the output of livestock products, mainly milk and beef. There …