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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified gunmen driving in a numberless drone have picked up Sheikh Yahya Mwanje, the former acting Amir Ummah of Salafiya Tablique Muslim community. Siraji Kifampa, the spokesperson of Jamatil Salafiya Tablique Muslim community, says that the gunmen intercepted Sheikh Mwanje shortly after stepping out of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The committee on Defence and Internal Affairs is considering investigating a new firm contracted by the Government to print ‘smart’ and ‘digital’ national identity cards. In 2018, the government entered into a joint venture with Veridos, a German company to set up a printing …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sembabule Grade One Magistrates court has sentenced a taxi driver to four years in prison for knocking five children dead. Musa Amiisi, a resident of Bweera in Kasese district, was convicted on Friday of reckless driving, causing a motor accident that led to death …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Veterinary Association-UVA has partnered with Buganda Kingdom to promote livestock disease control for the purpose of preventing spillovers to human beings. Dr. Ismail Asiimwe, the UVA President for Central Uganda Chapter, says the partnership is meant to mobilize communities to start paying the …

Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several ex-combatants in Zombo district have cried out over the land wrangles they are embroiled in with their relatives, three months after their return from rebellion. According to the returnees, they lost huge chunks of their land that were sold off by their own relatives …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Okello Oloya, a visually impaired victim of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Northern Uganda is using dogs to treat war trauma among returnees, survivors, and ex-servicemen. Oloya, through the Comfort Dog Project under the Big Fix Uganda in Gulu city, identifies …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Osubon Kowe from Mbuya military barracks has succumbed to the injuries he sustained during the joint security operation that led to the arrest of private Rodgers Alibuza on Saturday. Kowe was part of the joint security forces that engaged in a gunfire exchange with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Umar Kremlev, the International Boxing Association (IBA) President is set to visit Uganda, months after retaining office for his second term. Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF) President, Moses Muhangi who invited  Kremlev told URN that it will be a three-day visit from the 30th of November …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at institutions of higher learning have been urged to get involved in Parish Development Model programs to improve their livelihood. This call was made by Monica Musenero, the minister of Science, Innovation and Technology. She was speaking to hundreds of graduates of CCP vocational …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the 2.5-kilometer access road linking to the multi-billion Gulu Logistics Hub in Gulu city has stalled over delayed compensation of project-affected persons by the government. Zhongmei Engineering Group Ltd commenced construction of the road in November last year with the contract meant …