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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The absence of Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake, has caused his Kawempe North counterpart Muhammad Ssegirinya to stay in jail. This is because Zaake committed himself to stand surety for Ssegirinya who is facing murder and terrorism charges but on Thursday, he was not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Water and Environment, Beatrice Anywar, is concerned about the rapid rate at which Uganda is losing its forest cover, saying if it is not mitigated, the consequences could be dire. Anywar, who was presenting a statement on the status of environment …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors operating along Naboa road and Cathedral Avenue in Mbale city are bitter with Dot services over the slow progress of the road works. Mbale city is implementing the second phase of the Uganda Support to Municipality Infrastructural Development-USMID project. The contract was awarded to …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 tons of plastic waste have been recovered dumped in Masaka. The waste that includes mineral water and other soft drink bottles, polythene bags, and other household utensils were collected through the Masaka Recycling Initiative-MRI; a partnership between the Masaka Catholic Diocese and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has pledged to support the Orthodox church. On Wednesday, Museveni met a delegation from the church led by Metropolitan Makarios, Archbishop of Nairobi in Kenya who is also the caretaker of the Orthodox Church in Uganda. Makarios replaced the late Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Workers have asked the government to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention to curb harassment at places of work. The convention passed at the 2019 General Conference of the International Labour Organization-ILO in Geneva, requires member countries of ILO to domesticate and implement its provisions …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in Kitgum opposed to the vaccination against Covid-19 are buying vaccination cards without receiving the jab. The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech and Covid-19 taskforce chairperson says that they have received information about teachers dodging vaccines and opting for fake documents. Recently, the …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people are nursing wounds after they were attacked by machete-wielding assailants in two separate incidents in Kabale district. The first incident occurred at Birambo village, Maziba sub-county on Tuesday night at around 09:20pm when Provia Muhirwe was attacked and cut several times. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Law Development Center (LDC) has rescheduled the supplementary examinations to when tertiary institutions will reopen for physical learning in November. 1,117 students who failed and did not graduate in June were supposed to sit for supplementary examinations next month. Frank Nigel Othembi, the LDC …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people sustained injuries after being hit by a newly installed police surveillance camera in Iganga municipality. The incident happened along Nakigo road on Wednesday. The victims who are not yet identified were heading towards Iganga Chief Magistrates Court area. It is reported that the …