Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amolatar district officials have rejected 144 bags of cassava cuttings due to poor quality. The cuttings were delivered by a domestic supplier under the Operation Wealth Creation program. Tony Opio, a supplier from Nalubwoyu sub county delivered the 144 bags of cassava cuttings to the …
Read More »Soldier shoots dead Napak police officer at protected incident scene
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police officer in Napak district has been shot dead while visiting a scene of a fire incident involving a Fuso lorry loaded with goats. Cpl. John Francis Osema attached to Lorengechora CID department was killed on Tuesday night by a UPDF officer who was …
Read More »Cattle traders frustrate efforts against FMD in Teso
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continuous movement of animals across the Teso sub region is frustrating efforts by veterinary officials in the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. FMD is currently reported across five districts in Teso sub region, Katakwi being the worst hit with four sub-counties (Kapujan, Getom, …
Read More »Only 4% of Mbale youths know how to use condoms – HIV focal person
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ninety-six percent of Mbale youths do not know how to use condoms. Speaking during a science cafe organized to train journalists on health reporting, Robert Wandwasi, the district Community Development Offcer disclosed that only 4% of the youths in Mbale know how to use condoms, …
Read More »Kapelebyong district stuck with a billion shillings parish model cash
Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapelebyong District Local Government is unable to commence implementation of the Parish Development Model due to the absence of the required parish chiefs in the district and as such, nearly a billion shillings is lying idle. The district is stuck with UGX. 973 million meant …
Read More »Chinese widow sues local company after death of husband
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Chinese woman who lost her husband who was reportedly trafficked to Uganda is suing two companies and their chairperson, demanding more than one million dollars in compensation. The lady identified as Wang Yong Jie is suing Mahathi Infra Uganda Limited, Mahathi Infra Services PVT …
Read More »Counter-Terrorism police detonate bomb discovered in Sembabule forest
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Counter-Terrorism Police and the Bomb squad personnel on Wednesday rushed to Nakasagazi village, Kasongi parish in Kawanda sub-county, to retrieve a bomb that was discovered in a forest. It is reported that children who had gone to collect firewood saw the unexploded rusty projectile which had …
Read More »Car dealer arrested over defrauding clients
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Wednesday arrested Hussein Tizikoma, a resident of Iganga municipality over obtaining money through false pretense and defrauding his potential clients. Tizikoma was arrested from his hideout in Busei village, Iganga municipality following a tipoff from one of his victims who …
Read More »Gov’t faulted for ignoring UK terror alert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have faulted the government for ignoring warnings on imminent terror attacks on Uganda by the United Kingdom (UK) Counter Terrorism Police, about two weeks ago. The UK government had earlier on advised its nationals to be extremely vigilant about their security, adding …
Read More »EU Ambassadors, Human Rights Commission meet over DGF suspension
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission is unable to perform some of its core functions since the suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility-DGF. The commission is one of the entities that initially received funding from DGF, the single biggest donor basket established by development partners to …
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