NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA division speakers have been remanded to Luzira prison for staging unlawful assembly. The speakers; Charles Lwanga Lubya of Makindye division, and Justus Akampulirwa of Kawempe division, were arrested on Monday from Parliament where they had gone to petition the Speaker …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new bill seeking to control acts of homosexuality is due to be presented in parliament. The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among told a gathering of legislators and religious leaders during the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service held at Parliament this morning that the legislature is determined …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has commenced defense hearing of murder suspect of former Buyende District Police Commander, Muhammad Kirumira and his friend Resty Nalinya Mbabazi. The duo was gunned down by unknown people on 8th September 2018, in Bulenga, Wakiso district. Subsequently, several people …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing anxiety among priests and parishioners in Masaka Diocese over the persistent church break-ins. Unknown thugs have robbed four separate churches in different parishes in the diocese within two weeks. The affected are St. Joseph’s Lwaggulwe Parish Church in Kyannamukaka sub county, Masaka …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children belonging to families that were evicted from villages in Kyangwali have so far lost their lives at the office of the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC where their parents have pitched camp. More than 60,000 people mainly women and children were evicted from the …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government health centers in Mbale city have not had essential drugs for the past three months, according to health authorities. There are three government health centers in Mbale city namely; Busamaga health center III and Namatala health center IV in Mbale City Industrial Division and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Eraibu Lugujjo, a distinguished educationist, has suggested that the education policy review commission ought to eliminate the prevailing fixation on marks and scores in the education system. According to Prof. Lugujjo, who previously served as the Vice Chancellor of Ndejje University and now the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board-UBTEB has threatened to withdraw center numbers of tertiary institutions that have failed to comply with the standard requirements set by the board. The UBTEB Senior Assessment Officer of Agricultural sciences, Dr. Allison Ashaba Rwakanuma disclosed this at a press …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of experts has concluded their due diligence tour of the Turkish firm that has been contacted by the government to construct the Standard Gauge Railway. The exercise was aimed at determining the financial strength and the evidence of past performances of the company …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is seeking a constitutional amendment that will provide a window for the enlargement of the 48 hour rule under which a suspect is supposed to be produced before court. DPP Jane Frances Abodo says that the …