Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only two oil and gas firms submitted bids for the second oil and gas licensing round for the exploration of five blocks in the Albertine graben. One of the companies whose bids is being evaluated is DGR Global which owns majority stake in Armour Uganda-an …
Read More »Gulu leaders face probe for manipulating Covid-19 relief cash lists
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of leaders in Gulu city are being investigated for manipulating the processes and disbursement of the Covid-19 relief cash. At least 11,472 people in Gulu city benefited from the Covid-19 relief cash that was distributed through the Office of the Prime Minister. The money …
Read More »UPDF soldier commits suicide after shooting woman to death
Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier attached to NARO army detach in Akokoro sub-county in Apac district has shot dead a 20-year-old woman before taking his own life. The soldier is 45-year-old Samuel Ojara, while his victim is Sharon Akello. Ojara reportedly followed Akello to …
Read More »Bukedea residents plead with security heads over cattle theft
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bukedea district are pleading with heads of security over the increasing cases of cattle theft. The residents say that they are losing cattle almost on a daily basis to unknown people. Their concern follows the alleged involvement of security officers in the vice …
Read More »Court annuls Soroti East polls, orders fresh elections
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Soroti has nullified the election of Moses Okia Attan as the Soroti City East Member of Parliament. In her ruling delivered this morning, Justice Anne Mugenyi Bitature said the election of Attan was conducted in non-existent wards of Aloet and Opiyai. …
Read More »Two million children in Uganda susceptible to polio – Ministry of Health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than two million children in Uganda have never been vaccinated against polio according to the Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization. While Uganda was declared polio free in August 2020, the presence of unvaccinated children makes them vulnerable to vaccine derived polio, Ministry of …
Read More »Luwero resident protests eviction directive from president’s office
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Luwero district is protesting a directive from the President’s office to vacate his land. Livingstone Kalungi, a resident of Bukomba village in Luwero district says he bought a piece of land measuring 27 yards from Ssenyonjo Muwanguzi who is now deceased. Kalungi …
Read More »Robberies orchestrated by private security guards on the rise – Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have expressed concern over the systematic increase of robberies and thefts perpetrated by private security guards. Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga says that police have of recent registered several cases of robberies and thefts planned and executed by private security guards providing security to business …
Read More »Over 200 set for CEO Summit 2021
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 12th edition of the CEO Summit will be held virtually on September 17th, 2021. The CEO Summit, the largest gathering of Uganda’s leaders and private sector decision-makers, will bring together 200 corporate sector leaders from the private sector, the civil society, and the public …
Read More »Masaka killings linked to terrorism – Gen David Muhoozi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Internal Affairs General David Muhoozi has said that security is investigating actions of terrorism concerning the recent spate of killings in the Masaka sub-region. For close to one and half months, the areas of Masaka city, Lwengo and Bukomansimbi districts which …
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