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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has ruled that appointing judges in an acting capacity contravenes the 1995 Constitution and therefore is null and void. In a majority ruling of 4:1, the court allowed a petition filed by Makerere University lecturer, Dr. Busingye Kabumba and human rights activist Andrew …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a motion that could see the Minister of State for Housing, Persis Namuganza censured for derogatory remarks and disrespectful conduct. Following investigations, the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Discipline found Namuganza to have specifically insulted the leadership of Parliament for instituting an adhoc …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have called on government to ensure that electricity access across the country is improved for the benefit of Ugandans in different sectors of the economy. This follows a report tabled by the House Committee on Environment and Natural relating to the erratic electricity supply …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamuli and Mayuge districts have received 16.8 billion Shillings from the Norwegian government for creating awareness for sexual and reproductive health, and rights among adolescents in the region. The money will be funding activities under a three-year project dubbed; “My Body, My Life, My World,” …

NTV Uganda will broadcast Sophia’s film at 10 pm on Sunday 11, 9.20 pm  COMMENT | Marije Slijkerman, Gerard, Max en Jan Koetsier | Today, December 7th of 2022, it is 29 years ago that Sophia was born, at home in Amsterdam. A lovely baby who turned from pretty little girl into …

  Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT |  The EU-funded “Lives in Dignity” Grant Facility has awarded a €1.8 million grant to the project, COMPASS: Cross-border Opportunities for Migration, Peace, And Self-Sustenance in South Sudan and Uganda. Uganda hosts a large number of those displaced from South Sudan – up to …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | A civil trial began Monday in downtown Salt Lake City after a 25-year-old Ugandan woman was killed in the Arches National Park in the U.S. state of Utah, and her relatives are seeking 140 million U.S. dollars in damages from the U.S. government. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wilson Male, who is challenging the victory of Fred Kayondo as the Mukono South Member of Parliament, found a hard time defending his bribery accusations against the legislator. In his petition, Male accuses Kayondo, who ran on the Democratic Party ticket of voter bribery and using …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A statement by Ethics and Integrity Minister, Rose Lilly Akello has highlighted the plight of anti-graft agencies, which are struggling to force corrupt officials to drop their loot. From the office of the Inspectorate of Government (IG), whereas Shs18.2 billion was identified as proceeds of crime …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Hoima has arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly soliciting 350,000 Shillings. The suspect has been identified as Elisa Kato, a resident of Kigorobya town council in Hoima district. Kato was arrested on Monday at the Hoima Magistrates court after he received 350,000 …