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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A primary school teacher in Busia district is in trouble after being caught red-handed defiling a 15 year old girl. The suspect is Moses Wejuli, a teacher at Bukalikha primary school in Masafu sub-county. He is accused of defiling a primary six pupil at his school. …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 students of Fort Portal Secondary School are nursing injuries they sustained in an accident. The students were returning from a football match at Uganda Technical College Kichwamba. The accident occurred on Wednesday at 7pm in Kitarasa along the Fort Portal-Bundibugyo highway. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renowned human rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has opposed the move by the Director of Public Prosecutions to take over the privately instituted suit of offensive communication and criminal libel against him. Last month, lawyer Robert Rutaro Muhairwe filed a criminal case against Ssemakadde for allegedly attacking …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Community Development Officers in Rakai district are desperately in need of facilitation to mobilize and sensitize communities about the new Parish Development Model program. According to the Ministry of Local Government, some of the duties and responsibilities of CDOs include planning and budgeting for development …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has asked schools to halt the use of smartphones as teaching aids. The State Minister for Higher Education, Dr Chrysostom Muyingo issued the orders at a press briefing at the Ministry of Education offices in Kampala. The minister noted that while …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several women in Fort Portal tourism city have embraced the boda boda business. The female riders say much as the business is dominated by men, they were compelled to join the industry to make ends meet. Teddy Kabatooro, the chairperson of the Fort Portal Women …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has directed Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) to withdraw their distinctive marks on all the energy drinks which have violated standards. The Chairperson of the committee, Mwine Mpaka gave the regulatory body seven days to take punitive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abu Aden, one of the commanders of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF has been killed in the ongoing operation shujja against the group positions in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Major Peter Mugisa, the operation shujja spokesperson says that Aden, who is of Somali origin was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident Chief State Attorney attached to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Masindi, Charles Bogere Bwiso has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala and charged with corruption. Bwiso, a resident at Fortunate Guest House in Masindi municipality, Masindi district has …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Oil Spills Contingency plan has been finalized as oil companies plan for more drilling in the Albertine graben. URN has reliably learned that the plan developed by the Office of the Prime Minister, National Environment Management Authority-NEMA, and the Ministry of Energy was …