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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum district has registered up to 4,767 cases of teenage pregnancies within a period of two and half years. According to statistics from the district probation office, the majority of the cases were registered in 2019 before the government instituted the first lockdown following the …

Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Alebtong district is on the run-in connection to the gruesome murder of his mother and disposing off her body in the family pit latrine. The suspect is Bryan Ongom, a resident of Agwit village, Alanyi Parish, Abako sub county in Alebtong district. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has registered slow progress in the mineral-based linkages due to the relatively small market for mining inputs and mineral products, preliminary findings of a study shows. The study also shows that the absence of license requirements for value chain development in the Mining Act …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internet users are finding challenges to access MYUG WiFi, the free government internet due to the newly introduced additional requirements. Initially, one was required to sign in into the network once with their name, email address or Facebook account, phone number, username and password, date …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament have questioned a plan by the government to host 2,000 Afghan refugees who are escaping renewed instability in Afghanistan. The concerns follow a pronouncement by State Minister for Disaster Preparedness Esther Anyakun Davinia that Uganda is willing to take …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Namisindwa district has arrested the chairperson of an Emyooga Sacco over alleged misuse of 17 Million Shillings. Anthony Namasata, a resident of Magale town council in Namisindwa district, and chairperson of Bubulo East Constituency Produce Dealers Sacco was arrested on Tuesday from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Association, FUFA has today postponed the Stanbic Uganda Cup for the second time since the tournament kicked off. The tournament was slated to resume on August 19th, 2021. The development was confirmed by FUFA communications director Ahmed Hussein, who revealed …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Wanysolo landing site in Akokoro sub county in Apac district have abandoned fishing and resorted to burning and selling charcoal as a source of income. In March 2019, the government suspended fishing activities on Lakes Kwania and Kyoga at the request of Lake …

📌 KEY APPOINTMENTS ✳ Vice President ─ JESSICA ALUPO (MAJ.RTD) ✳ Prime Minister ─ ROBINAH NABBANJA Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | Ugandan women parliamentarians are now blazing new marks in politics and governance to push for various legislative bodies to effectively represent citizens and respond to their needs. Presently, Uganda has more than …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former contestant for the Bunyangabu County Member of Parliament seat has withdrawn an election petition against his rival Davis Kamukama. Kamukama who was contesting on the NRM party ticket defeated Murungi Patrick Zeresire and seven others in January’s parliamentary elections. Kamukama polled 31,353 …