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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the controversy on DNA testing continues to perplex Ugandans, the Muslim community faces a dilemma with various scholars, Imams, and preachers expressing differing religious perspectives on its permissibility. This diversity of opinions has led to division among the faithful, leaving many unsure of which …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The main suspect in the murder of Sheikh Mutumba Masudi of Bugiri has been arrested today, Police has revealed. The suspect has been identified as Mugoya Abiyasad a supervisor of SGA Private security Company. Upon interrogation, the suspected shooter admitted to having shot and …

THIS WEEK: Mbale sheikh dies mysteriously Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fears have spread in Mbale town, an area dominated by Muslims, after Sheikh Issa Wampongo, a teacher at Yusra Primary School, was found dead lying in a stream. Mbale District Police Commander, Steven Ahweera, dismissed reports that Wampongo …

Major Suleiman Kiggundu, husband to popular traditional healer Sylvia Namutebi aka Mama Fina, was at about 6am today shot dead by assassins moving on a boda boda (motorcycle) around Masanafu in the suburbs of Kampala. His bodyguard, Steven Mukasa, was also shot dead. Sheikh Maj. Kiggundu has been one of …