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Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business was paralysed in Abim following a protest by residents over the security situation in the district. Residents rose up in arms on Monday morning following the death of Tony Ogolla alias Okedia, who was killed by suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers on Friday night. Ogolla, …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appointment of Geoffrey Bwambale as the Kasese District Land Board Chairperson has hit a snag. The solicitor general has halted his appointment pending the disposal of the petition before the Inspectorate of Government-IGG challenging his appointment on corruption-related matters. Last year, Kasese district council …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in areas that were annexed to Masaka city are struggling to integrate their communities into the new urban local government systems. To qualify for elevation of city status, the former Masaka Municipal council was required to extend its boundaries into the neighbouring Kalungu and …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which nine-year-old Halid Kakaina, a resident of Busiimba village in Nambale sub county, Iganga district suffocated to death during the night on Sunday. It is reported that the victim’s parents had gone to visit their distant relatives …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A severe water crisis has hit Moroto municipality following the breakdown of the water pump system managed by National Water and Sewerage Corporation. Joseph Nyimalema, the NWSC Moroto area manager, says that their pumps broke down four days ago. He however says that the prolonged …

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The acting Bukwo district engineer George Festo Limo, and road inspector Isaac Mangusho, are behind police bars for alleged theft of Shillings 200million under the Road Fund. Police picked up the duo from Bukwo district headquarters where they had barricaded themselves on Sunday evening to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Mufti Sheikh Muhammad Shaban Galabuzi has slammed the ongoing Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC constitutional review process. Sheikh Galabuzi, who heads the Kibuli based Muslim faction has asked his followers to ignore the calls from the UMSC leadership at Old Kampala to participate in …

Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two minors are in police custody in Bukwo district accused of killing their sibling. The 13-year-old twin brothers are residents of Kamanyo village, Titim parish, Chekwasta sub-county and primary 4 pupils at Kapsekek primary school. Nicholas Emangat, the Bukwo District Police Commander says that the …

Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Sisuni sub county in Manafwa district have held a peaceful demonstration protesting lack of access to clean water. Drawn from twenty villages in the sub-county, the protesters matched with placards to Sisuni sub county headquarters demanding that the leaders repair broken boreholes in …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of artisanal miners have descended on a new gold mining site in Bulumbi village, Namungodi town council in Busia district. The artisanal miners are drawn from Buteba, Tiira, Busitema, Namungodi and Buteba sub-counties and the neighboring Namayingo district. According to the artisanal miners, one …