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Ministry of Internal Affairs has reduced passport issuance from 1,500 daily to 500 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The immigration department has reduced the issuance of passports. Jacob Siminyu, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs says that passport issuance has been reduced from 1,500 daily to only 500. …

Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Ntoroko have demanded detailed reports into the killings of district NRM chairpersons. On Thursday, the Ntoroko district acting National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman Japeth Kabagambe was reportedly kidnapped and killed. His body was dumped near River Mpanga at the border between Kamwenge …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cotton experts are predicting the favourable weather conditions in the Acholi sub region could see a higher production of cotton lint this farming season. Heavy rainfalls that triggered flooding last year affected cotton production in the region, leaving thousands of farmers with heavy losses. The …

Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | An outbreak of meningitis has been declared in the northeastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement on Wednesday. The DRC “has declared an outbreak of meningitis in the northeastern Tshopo Province where 261 …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of youths who turned up for interviews for the recruitment of Local Defense Unit personnel at Bugema army barracks in Mbale city on Tuesday were turned away. The two day exercise targets to recruit 283 Local Defense Unit personnel from five districts of Mbale, …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has arrested three people suspected to be behind the threatening leaflets dropped in Katabi-Entebbe municipality in Wakiso district. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga identifies the suspects as William Lubega, a mechanic, Asadu Kirigwajo, a former bodyguard to the Katabi town council …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Bukibokolo sub county in Bududa district have rejected beans and maize seeds delivered under the Operation Wealth Creation. Bududa district received over 15,000 kilograms of maize and beans seeds. As a result, the district sent over 150 kilograms for distribution to farmers in …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kibibi and Bujjagali cells in Budondo ward in Jinja city Northern division are in fear for their lives following the inscription of life-threatening messages on their walls. “I will kill you in one year,” reads the message believed to have been written using …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A land dispute has erupted between Rukungiri district officials and People with Disabilities. Last month, Rukungiri district officials gave out 203 acres of land located in Kikomo village, Bwambara parish, Bwambara sub county adjacent to Bwambara sub-county headquarters to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to establish …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has allowed students with tuition balances to sit examinations because of the shutdown of the payment system. The university is transitioning from Academic Information Management System-AIMS to for Academic Management Information System-ACMIS, a new records management system, which has affected payments. The university …