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Luwero, Uganda | URN | Police in Luwero District have arrested three suspects in connection with the theft of 68 heads of cattle, all of which have been recovered. The theft occurred in Kigumbya Village, Kamira Sub-county, and the suspects have been identified as Fred Kayima, 42, a resident of …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has officially launched his presidential campaigns at Bukalasa Agricultural College grounds in Luweero, where he delivered a powerful call for accountability and pledged to intensify the fight against theft of Parish Development Model (PDM) funds and government drugs. Accompanied by …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veterans have cautioned opposition political actors against any attempts at armed rebellion, vowing to defend the achievements of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government, which they credit for transforming the country across various sectors. Delivering a statement on behalf of the Luwero Veterans Association, …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, to establish an inter-agency security committee to decisively address the growing cases of electricity infrastructure vandalism in central Uganda. The president’s directive follows a spate of vandalism incidents that have left several …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children who were deserted by parents in Luweero District have been guaranteed access to education for the next four years, thanks to the Kavutse Foundation. The three are part of the eight children rescued by the Luwero District Probation Office after they were abandoned …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The caretaker Bishop of Luwero Diocese Right Reverend James William Ssebaggala has said the Diocese is now stable four months after he took over. This is after protests that sparked over the nullification elections of the Bishop-elect. On July 14th, Archbishop Kaziimba Mugalu appointed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has appointed Retired Bishop James William Ssebaggala as caretaker of Luweero Diocese. The appointment after Rt. Rev. Eridard Kironde Nsubuga abdicated and handed over the Ecclesiastical authority to Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu upon making 65 …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has halted the Shillings 4 billion compensation to veterans pending a probe into reports of fake claimants. For decades, the government has been paying veterans for their contribution to the National Resistance Army war of 1981-1986 that ushered in the current regime. However to …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security on Thursday burst an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) training center in Luweero district. The ADF is an affiliate of the Islamic State in central Africa and is also blamed for the bombings in the Ugandan capital Kampala last November that left six people dead …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at the Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) have preferred three charges against an 80-year-old man arrested for fraudulently selling more than 500 acres of land in Nakasongola and Luweero districts. Guster Muwanga was arrested a fortnight ago following a complaint from four people …