NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises – COSASE has started inquiries on how 124.367 billion Shillings was diverted by the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to finance other road activities that were not planned for. According to the Auditor General’s report for the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja Chief Magistrate Jude Muwone, on Thursday remanded 46 youths over illegal possession of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. The accused persons who have been remanded to Kirinya prisons are scheduled to reappear before the Chief Magistrates court in a series of three groups …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), Makerere University, UN Women, Alliance Française Kampala, and the Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS) are delighted to announce that the 5th edition of the Kampala Geopolitics Conference will commence next week on 15th – 16th November at the Makerere University Auditorium. The …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior presidential advisor on political affairs, Retired Major Kakooza Mutale has condemned the raid on his farm by Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldiers. On Tuesday night, residents of Matembe village in Kamira sub-county, Luwero district were thrown into panic when a military helicopter was seen …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Departed Asians Property Custodian Board-DAPCB, have expressed dissatisfaction over some powerful businessmen, whom they accuse of conniving with local authorities to grab former Asians property within Jinja city. Speaking at a locus visit presided over by Lady Justice Faridah Bukirwa at plot …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Isingiro district is hunting for the Nyamuyanja sub county councilor for alleged murder. Alex Atwebembaire representing Nyamuyanja parish to the sub county is accused of taking part in the beating to death of Happy Lawrence alias Kakoyera, who has been a resident of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC Central Government has grilled Gulu University management over irregularities in staff recruitment. The University management led by Vice Chancellor Prof. George Openjuru, on Thursday appeared before the committee to respond to a forensic investigation report into the mismanagement of the institution for …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Every year, Ecobank Uganda celebrates Ecobank Day, this day is marked to give back to the communities within which the bank continued to work and grow. This year, the bank used the opportunity to partner with the Young Men Christian Association Comprehensive Institution (YMCA) to discuss …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 Emyooga SACCOs in Fort Portal city have been selected to benefit from an additional seed capital of 20 Million Shillings each from the government. Angalia Kasigwa Godwin, the Resident City Commissioner of Fort Portal says that the SACCOs were selected to benefit from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary seven learners are waiting for the government to avail transport to return home. On Tuesday, the government issued guidelines on how to release learners securely while reducing the danger of Ebola transmission, and without interfering with ongoing national Ebola control activities. In a notice …