Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kyankwanzi District are investigating the brutal murder of a couple in Ntunda Town Council on Saturday morning. Wamala Region Police Spokesperson Lameck Kigozi identified the deceased as Awali Ssentongo, 42, and his wife Doreen Ayebazibwe, both residents of Kizungu Cell. Police were alerted to …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One police officer has been confirmed dead, and another seriously injured after being struck by a speeding car in Gwetom Police checkpoint in Katakwi district. The killer vehicle, a Toyota Mark X registration number UBR 151S, was traveling from Soroti towards Karamoja when the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force (UPF) will maintain deployment at the residence of former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, citing national security concerns, despite confirming that no charges have been preferred against him. Speaking during a security press briefing at Naguru …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the quiet hours of Friday morning, as Gulu City stirred awake, a political mystery that had lingered for weeks quietly unfolded inside the Chief Magistrate’s Court when Dr. Lina Zedriga Waru, the Deputy President of the National Unity Platform (NUP), was presented for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to protect detainees in detention facilities from being infected with transmitable diseases, arrangements are being made to screen all suspects for infections as they are being booked into police cells. The proceedure is being instituted thanks to funding from the Global …
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Police have consistently served as instruments of political order rather than neutral guardians of public security NEWS ANALYSIS | JUDE KAGORO | Uganda’s police have long faced criticism for politically charged interventions. These include episodes in which lethal force has been used in ways that observers describe as excessive or indiscriminate. …
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COMMENT | Xinhua | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro appeared in Manhattan federal court on Monday after his forcible seizure by U.S. special forces on Venezuelan soil this weekend, marking the latest development in Washington’s public assault on international law and national sovereignty. Kidnapping the head of state of a sovereign …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The amputees, under their umbrella, The Amputee Self-Help Network Uganda (ASNU), have appealed to the authorities to enhance policies and regulations that strengthen and support accident survivors, highlighting the need to establish rescue and emergency point areas to save casualties. ASNU, an organization dedicated …
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COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama | Have you seen power in its rawer forms? Power buoyed by a gun and the intimidating fashion of army-green boots? A man in a black T-shirt neatly tucked into army cargo pants and boots – the whole look bristles with ready energy. The man is in …
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Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Technical institutes in Tororo District are grappling with high student dropout rates as many learners abandon their courses midway to join the armed forces. Denis Mwesigwa Sserwanja, the chief head trainer of Tororo Technical Institute, said that every time the Uganda People’s Defence Forces …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
