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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | External labour recruit firms under their umbrella of Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies-UAERA, have called for the establishment of a special police unit to handle crime related to their sector. In their joint engagement with the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry officials in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 foreigners have hastily applied to renew their stay documents in the last four weeks. This is after the Ministry of Internal Affairs threatened to arrest and deport them back to their respective countries. Jacob Siminyu, the Internal Affairs Ministry spokesperson says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Anita Among has directed the Auditor General to investigate Exodus, a Uganda Police SACCO after Members of Parliament cited irregularities in its operations. Among said the situation in which police officers were living was bad and that encroaching on their savings called …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Solicitor General Pius Biribonwoha has said that the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022 should not legislate on the merger of different electricity companies since Uganda already has an existing law governing companies. Biribonwoha on Wednesday appeared before Parliament’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Dr Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has appealed for effective laws that enable access to justice for women. According to the Archbishop, the safety and security of women in homes and the public remains a concern for faith leaders. Kaziimba …

Kaabong is facing acute food shortage Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least eight people have been reported dead over hunger in three sub counties of Kaabong district in the past three months. Jino Meri, the district chairperson said the eight people died in the three most affected sub-counties. He …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sulaiman Kidandala, the former Kawempe North parliamentary candidate has dropped his appeal challenging the victory of his jailed rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya. He communicated the decision through his lawyers of Alaka and Company Advocates in the February 17th 2022 letter to the Court of Appeal Registrar, …

  📍 Uganda 🇺🇬 population figures (Feb 2021) ✳ Aged 0-14yrs – 46% ✳ Aged 10-24yrs – 34.5% ✳ Aged 15-64yrs – 52% ✳ Aged 65+ – 2% ✳ Life expectancy 64yrs Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alarika Alo, who at 109 years is one of the oldest Ugandans, passed on …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A loose power connection is to blame for the fire outbreak at St. Joseph SSS Nakanyonyi in Jinja City Northern division, which claimed the life of 13-year-old Emmanuel Muwumba on Tuesday night. The fire broke out in the boys dormitory burning Muwumba severely on the …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The oil palm project in Kyotera district has failed to take off due to the delayed boundary opening of Sango Bay land and registration of all Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The project was meant to start in January after compensation of PAPs which had been planned …