Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese district are investigating circumstances under which a gun loaded with ten round of live ammunition was dumped in Nyakatonzi Sub County. Unknown persons abandoned the sub-machine gun at the home of Asasio Kahayika, the Kagongo village local council one chairperson. Kahayika …
Read More »LC’s on spot for aiding non-citizens process National IDs
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Council officials in Arua City are on the spot for allegedly recommending non-Ugandans to the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) to obtain National Identity cards-IDs. According to City authorities, non-citizens especially Congolese and South Sudan nationals often pay a bribe of between Shillings 50,000 …
Read More »Sombre mood in Kamwokya after murder of LC3 councilor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a somber mood in the slums of Kamwokya, a Kampala city suburb following the brutal murder of the area LC III councilor, James Kakooza. Unknown assailants assaulted Kakooza to death Saturday morning. Kakooza, who belongs to the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party, has …
Read More »Another LC escapes gun attack in Karamoja
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC3 sub county of Nyakwae sub county in Abim district Franco Ochuu escaped death on Friday’s evening after armed warriors laid an ambush and attacked him. Ochuu was traveling on a boda boda. The victims were traveling on a Motorcycle reg. No.UES 085Q, …
Read More »LCI Chairperson arrested after murder of woman in Kwania
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven suspects are being held in custody at Kwania Central Police station to help investigations into the gruesome murder of a 40-year old woman. The body of Hellen Akot, a resident of Abei Landing site in Atule parish, Chawente sub-county, Kwania district was found …
Read More »AIGP Ochom denies banning use of LC, RDC letters for travel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Police Operations, AIGP Edward Ochom has denied banning use of travel letters issued by Local Council chairpersons and Resident District Commissioners- RDCs to people with emergencies. While declaring a 42 days lockdown last Friday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said LCs and RDCs …
Read More »Musician Walukagga’s election team of 45 arrested
Nateete, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 45 of Mathias Walukagga’s polling agents have been arrested. They were arrested last night at the home of Walukagga in Maya Sub County Wakiso District. Walukagga is vying for the Kyengera Mayoral seat on the National Unity Platform-NUP ticket. The Kampala Metropolitan Police …
Read More »Kawempe LC chairman disarms policeman
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is hunting for a Local Council 1 chairman who disarmed a policeman at the end of Youth Elections in Kawempe Division in Kampala. Amidst election confusion, Cpl Jack Rutabaleka, was grabbed by six men and LC Chairman of the area Joachim Kimera came …
Read More »Judiciary asked to support LC Courts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja High Court judge, Justice Michael Elubu has asked the judiciary to support Local Council courts to solve disputes which will reduce case backlog. Speaking at the Iganga magistrate’s court open day in Iganga district on Thursday, Elubu argues that since village councils were fully …
Read More »LC Chairman quizzed over grabbing church land
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Local Council leader of Ntawo Village in Mukono District, Moses Male Byekwaso, who was recently implicated in grabbing acres of land belonging to the Church of Uganda in Mukono District, has appeared before the Land Probe Commission. Byekwaso was summoned to defend himself on …
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