NEWS

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor management and proliferation of counterfeit seeds in the market have been sighted as the major challenges affecting the operations of farmer’s cooperative unions in the Lango sub-region. The issues came up during a meeting organized by the National Alliance of Agriculture Cooperatives (NAAC) in Uganda …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of a teenager who drowned in Lake Albert in Hoima district has been retrieved. Fishermen recovered the body of 16-year-old Komakech Obama around 8pm on Monday. Obama who was attached to Kiryamboga landing site in Buseruka sub-county met his death around 4am on Sunday …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntungamo district has registered an upsurge in malaria cases. Records show that malaria cases in the district increased to 78,574 in 2022 up from 47,088 in 2021 and 44,971 cases in 2020. According to the breakdown, malaria cases in pregnant women increased to 736 in 2022 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM secretariat has pitched camp in Serere County in an attempt to build consensus within the party structures to support Phillip Oucor, as the party candidate. This follows a sharp division within the NRM camp over the choice of a candidate for the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have detained one of the eight Arsenal FC fans who were arrested for staging an illegal assembly in Jinja city on Sunday evening for the alleged theft of UGX 180 million. The eight took to different streets in Jinja city to celebrate Arsenal …

🔵 January 27 🔵 State House Nakasero 🔵 11am Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited 2022 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results will be out on Friday this week, the Ministry of Education and Sports has confirmed. Last week, Daniel Odongo, the Executive Director of the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka High Court has ordered prison authorities to provide specialised treatment to the Makindye West Member of Parliament, Allan Ssewanyana to enable him to recover such that he stands trial. The Masaka High Court Resident Judge, Lawrence Tweyanze issued the orders on Tuesday during the hearing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ecobank Uganda Managing Director Grace Muliisa has promised to identify and support individuals and organisations that are making positive impact in their communities. Muliisa was speaking during a news conference for handing over in-kind funding of Shs1million to each of the eight community change makers as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detective Assistant Inspector of Police(AIP), Leonard Mukwaya from Luweero police station has pinned four suspects appearing before the UPDF General Court-martial for their involvement in the murder of Major Noel Mwesigye. The suspects are Manisur Olenga, Rashid Yiga alias Mucholi, Steven Kisuule, and Rogers Mwanje. According …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Reformed Anglican Church of the Upper Nile Diocese has ordained its first clergy, six months after the installation of the founder, Bishop Rt. Rev. Charles Okunya Oode. Those ordained deacons are Richard Francis Emuge, Robert Otelu, William Odongo, Ben James Obaan, Peter Abongosi, Julius Akol, …