Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Treasure Gate Company Limited, a labour export recruitment firm has refuted allegations of conspiring to traffic Judith Nakintu, 38, to Saudi Arabia where she purportedly lost her kidney. This follows the arrest of two directors of the company on Thursday when they appeared at …
Read More »PM Nabbanja intervenes in Isingiro land dispute
Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has intervened in a 60-year old land wrangle between 78-year-old Margret Kwatiraho Kibundugwize, and Kitezo Catholic Church in Isingiro district. The two have been feuding over 12.4 hectares of land. Kibundugwize accuses Kitezo Catholic Church of grabbing her late husband’s …
Read More »Education ministry on the spot over UGX 5.3Bn spent on self-study materials
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is under the spotlight to explain where it obtained the funds used to print and distribute the first batch of self study materials in 2020, following the nationwide closure of schools. The government sent home about 15million learners as …
Read More »Vendors shun new Lukaya market
Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly built multi-million modern market in Lukaya town council in Kalungu district has remained vacant because of the refusal by the vendors to occupy it citing poor workmanship. The vendors who sell vegetables, tomatoes, fish and other fresh foodstuffs are instead operating in their …
Read More »Kabuleta accuses government of intentionally suppressing Lango
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta has accused the ruling National Resistance Movement government of deliberately suppressing the Lango sub-region. Kabuleta, who scored 0.44 percent of the total votes cast in the 2021 presidential elections, says that the ruling government is intentionally suppressing Lango politically …
Read More »Lamwo RDC hospitalized following accident along Gulu-Kitgum highway
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Nabinson Kidega, is nursing injuries at St Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City following a nasty road accident. Kidega, his bodyguard Christopher Onek, and driver Patrick Odongo, sustained multiple body injuries when his pickup registration number UG 3332C, overturned after knocking …
Read More »How unanswered phone calls tipped off Oulanyah’s deputy, friends about his illness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah had spent three days without eating when he was evacuated from his home to Mulago National Referral Hospital and eventually out of the country, URN has learnt. The Deputy Speaker Anita Among and Oulanyah’s close friends intervened when he …
Read More »Minister orders probe of Alebtong DEO over suspected corruption
Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Education and Sports has ordered for an investigation into Alebtong District Education Officer over suspected corruption. Denis Hamson Obua, who also doubles as the Ajuri County member of parliament gave the orders during the monitoring of the funds released by …
Read More »Kotido businessman shot dead by armed rustlers
Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have launched a joint operation to hunt down armed thugs behind the death of a prominent businessman in Kotido district. Peter Toyon, a reformed cattle rustler was shot dead at around 9pm on Friday night while riding his motorcycle from Kotido …
Read More »Doctors demand unrestricted access to torture victims in custody
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Medical Association-UMA have asked the government to grant them unrestricted and timely access to torture victims in detention facilities to save their lives. The Association officials were responding to recent incidents of torture involving physical bodily harm of sarcastic Pen Award Author, Kakwenza Rukirabashaija …
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