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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has sentenced to caution, a boda boda cyclist Bashir Mbazira, for unlawful possession of defence stores. The court presided over by Lt General Andrew Gutti on Monday afternoon sentenced Mbazira following his plea of guilt. Mbazira, a resident of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has raised concern about commercialized cattle raids in the Karamoja sub-region. UPDF backed by the Anti-Stock Theft Unit-ASTU has been fighting the resurgence of cattle rustling in Karamoja since October 2020. Lt. Col Ronald Kakurungu, the UPDF deputy spokesperson said …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lightning has killed a mother and her daughter in Agago district. Local authorities identified the deceased as Sharon Angwech, 28, and her six-month-old daughter Loyce Adyero. The lightning victims were reportedly struck dead at about 5pm on Monday evening during a heavy downpour, at their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono Resident District Commissioner-RDC Fatuma Ndisaba Nabitaka has stopped the unnecessary arrests of teachers conducting private lessons in their communities as a means of survival. Ndisaba says that due to the fact that schools have been closed for nearly two years under President Yoweri …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nsambya hospital is on the spot for injecting a student two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine in a space of just two days after health workers failed to trace her information that had been recorded on the first visit. Under normal circumstances, a person who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies-UAERA wants government to prioritize reopening of their training centers saying that the closure of these orientation centers is fueling outbound human trafficking in the country. The revised law over the recruitment of Ugandan migrant workers, regulations, 2021, requires …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Fort Portal has dismissed with costs an election petition filed by former Busongora South County Member of Parliament Jackson Mbaju Kathika. In January, the Electoral Commission declared Mujungu winner after garnering 7,601 votes against Mbaju’s 7,522 votes. Mbaju who contested …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is almost a year since the former national boxing team captain Isaac Ssenyange alias Zebra Mando was gunned down by officers from the Joint Ant-Terrorism Task Force (JATT). Ssenyange met his death on December 30, 2020, at St Francis zone, Bwaise III parish in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Faced with the low uptake of Covid-19 vaccines, the Ministry of Health has opened four additional vaccination centers in the Kampala Metropolitan area hoping to reach more people. The four vaccine sites include City Square, Old Taxi Park, Namboole stadium and Mayor’s Garden in Entebbe. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Air Quality Index report for the month of September lists Kisenyi and Kawempe suburbs as areas with the worst air in Kampala Capital City. Giving monthly air quality reports is a new initiative by the National Environment Management Authority in collaboration with Kampala …