Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub region have disagreed over a proposal by Apaa Township residents to undress in protest over the conflict in Apaa. Gilbert Olanya, the Kilak South Member of Parliament proposed that the solution to the armed conflicts and violence …
Read More »Lango Parliamentary Group petitions works ministry over bad roads
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lango Parliamentary Group have asked the Ministry of Works and Transport to work on five key roads in different districts within the sub-region. The petition signed by the MPs was on Saturday presented to Minister Katumba Wamala and Allen Kagina, the Executive Director Uganda National …
Read More »Police asks mobile money, fuel operators to report suspicious transactions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has asked mobile money operators and fuel dealers in the country to report suspicious unusual transactions. The call by the police follows last week’s bomb explosions that left two people killed. On October 23, a bomb exploded at a pork joint …
Read More »How online tech is enhancing human trafficking
ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Human traffickers who trick people with fake job offers and promises and then exploit them for profit are taking advantage of online technologies for every step of their criminal activities. Research conducted by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) shows how victims are …
Read More »Buganda, Netherlands agree plan on agriculture promotion
Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Kingdom and the Kingdom of Netherlands have discussed means of strengthening their cooperation in boosting agriculture in the country. On Friday, the Dutch Ambassador to Uganda Karin Boven and Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga discussed how to further the Netherland’s support of the …
Read More »Three cattle rustlers killed in Napak
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three suspected Karimojong cattle rustlers have been shot dead. The rustlers from Kotido district were shot dead in an ambush laid by the army and police in Lopei sub-county in Napak district. Michael Longole the Karamoja Regional Police Spokesperson says that the rustlers entered …
Read More »ONLINE CLASSES: Students storm campus to tap wireless internet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Online lectures have attracted a physical presence of students at Makerere University. The online lectures resumed on October 4 but due to Covid-19 restrictions, students are not expected not to be physically at the university. Since then, students have been gathering in big …
Read More »Covid-19 cases hit Wagagai Gold Refinery
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight positive Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Wagagai Gold Mining Refinery in Busia district. Two are casual labourers working in the refinery while six are Chinese nationals are managers. Wagagai Gold Mining refinery is a Chinese gold firm that covers over 300 …
Read More »Health Ministry moves to implement drinking age from 18 to 21
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is embarking on the implementation of the Alcohol policy. The policy was passed by the Cabinet in November 2019 but it has never been implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The policy calls for measures to control the consumption and …
Read More »Gulu health authorities worried about possible surge in Covid-19 cases
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Gulu have warned of a likely surge in COVID-19 cases as a result of community laxity and non-adherence to standard operating procedures. The Ministry of Health guidelines require all adults to wear face masks while in public or crowded places, use hand sanitisers, …
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