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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira City East Division authorities have abandoned the Integrated Revenue Administration System (IRAS) and reverted to the manual revenue collection method. IRAS is a web and mobile application platform that was launched in January this year to reduce revenue leakages through low assessment, reduce counterfeit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High court in Mukono has sentenced two fishermen from Kayunga district to 50 years in Luzira prison for murdering their colleagues. Justice Margret Mutonyi delivered the verdict when she found Francis Zarika and James Kirimunda guilty of murdering Robert Kibi and Bete Mugerima, following …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Land Division of the High Court has summoned the Attorney General to file a defense in the case in which businessman Frank Matovu Ssenkwajju is accusing the Uganda People’s Defense Forces of trespass. The summons that were issued by the Land Division Registrar Janeva …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR in Kasese district has rubbished claims that King Charles Wesley Mumbere is ill, saying he is well and doesn’t need any special medical attention as claimed on social media. Throughout Tuesday, information made rounds on social media indicating that the cultural …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has embarked on the redevelopment of Kilembe mines in Kasese district. The redevelopment is facilitated through the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development together with the Estate of the Late Sir George David Kamurasi Rukiidi III, the management of Kilembe Mines Limited-KML …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Continuing students at Kyambogo University are protesting late payment charges for the second semester of the academic year 2020/2021. Through their leaders, students noted that it is unfair for the university to demand the late payment charge without prior communication. Daniel Oduori, the Guild Representative …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira region police are holding 24-year-old James Muwanguzi, a resident pastor of Life in God International Ministries church in Jinja City Northern division for masterminding the trafficking and defilement of girls from different districts in Eastern Uganda. He was arrested on Wednesday morning when officers …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in Karamoja sub-region have arrested two suspects accused of supplying ammunition to cattle rustlers terrorizing communities. Micheal Longole, the Mt. Moroto region police spokesperson says that they picked up the suspects in tactical operations in Matany trading center. He identifies the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The annual trade fair in Kitgum district will resume this year with a focus on training farmers in good agribusiness practices. The exhibition which is organized by Kitgum Business Leaders Forum, was initiated in 2012, with the aim of sharing experiences and learning new methods …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to present a report on the African armyworms that are ravaging crop gardens across the country and the immediate action taken by government. This was during the Tuesday plenary sitting in which a section of Members of Parliament …