NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A court in France has dismissed a case brought against TotalEnergies by activists who sought to halt oil and gas development activities in Uganda. The six nongovernmental organizations claimed that the projects being implemented by the energy company in Uganda and Tanzania violated the human rights …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of pupils of Hoima town mosque nursery and primary school in Hoima city are in tears after losing their property to a fire that gutted their dormitory on Tuesday evening. The fire started at around 5pm when pupils were still attending lessons. The …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have welcomed the launch of disarmament operations against illegal guns among the Turkana and Pokot communities in Kenya. Currently, the Turkana warriors are voluntarily handing over their guns to the government during the ongoing disarmament exercise in Kenya. The leaders …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has defended the government’s decision to terminate the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in Uganda. He was responding to a query raised by a journalist at a press conference at the Uganda-South Africa investment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Omoding has taken oath as the newly elected Member of Parliament for Serere County. Serere County is located in Serere District in Teso sub-region. Omoding took oath during the Tuesday, 28 February 2023 plenary sitting that was chaired by Speaker Anita Among. This was the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has said that officials found culpable in the alleged diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable youth in Karamoja should be punished. Among said the committee on Presidential Affairs is probing the allegations, following a petition by the Karamoja legislators on 15 February …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Orphanages in Luwero district are overwhelmed by the high number of deserted children. According to records, at least 91 children were relocated to orphanages after they were deserted by their parents and guardians. The police crime report ranked Luwero as the second district with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye Grade One Magistrate Esther Adikini has committed socialite Charles Olimu alias Sipapa, and his wife Shamira Nakiyemba, to the High Court for trial on the offences of aggravated robbery. On Monday, Harriet Adong, the State Attorney told the court that investigations into the case …

Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen pupils of Kitura Church of Uganda Primary School in Kitura sub county, Kiruhura district sustained serious injuries following the collapse of the Primary 3 and 5 classroom block at around 5pm on Monday evening. The injured pupils are recieving treatment at Mbarara Regional Referral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has declined to release on bail senior accountant, Francis Onebe who is battling charges of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a septic tank at their matrimonial home in Muyenga. In a ruling read for him by the High …