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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss a petition challenging the election of Muhammad Ssegirinya as Kawempe North member of Parliament. Ssegirinya defeated nine other candidates when he scored 41,197 votes against his closest challenger Sulaiman Kidandala who had 7,512 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairpersons of Parliament’s Accountability Committees are seeking to rescind an earlier decision of Parliament to approve pending reports by the Auditor General without the scrutiny of the House. On 30th June 2020, the tenth Parliament in a sitting chaired by former Speaker Rebecca Kadaga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has offered an investment license to Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co. Ltd, one of the world’s biggest and manufacturers of medical diagnostic reagents and equipment. The company described as the fastest-growing point of care diagnostic testing (POCT) manufacturers in the world, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Department has identified cases of fraud and forgeries by managers of saving schemes that were meant to benefit from the teachers revolving fund. These were unearthed as part of the investigations into the embezzlement of 11 out of the 25 billion Shillings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Sexual Offences Bill, together with the Succession Amendment Bill passed by the Tenth Parliament earlier this year. The Sexual Offences Bill which was presented before parliament by former Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding provides for the …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto police are holding one of their own for allegedly releasing impounded counterfeit goods. The suspect is Assistant Superintendent of Police Robert Byayo, the Officer in Charge of the Criminal Investigations Department-CID. He was detained on Tuesday morning after releasing 496 bags of counterfeit sugar …

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District chairpersons across the Teso sub region have raised concern over the state of food insecurity in the region. The leaders want urgent intervention from the government following the long dry spell that has ravaged crops. The region didn’t receive adequate rain spanning over five …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers of the Busongora South County Parliamentary seat loser have asked the High Court in Fort Portal to order the Electoral Commission-EC to present the biometric voter verification machines. Jackson Mbaju Kathika lost to Gideon Mujungu in the January elections. Mujungu of the National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono municipality commercial officer Minisa Namukose has instructed banks to stop disbursing money to Savings Credit and Cooperative Societies-SACCOs registered under the Emyooga initiative. This follows irregularities unearthed during the assessment of the program by Members of Parliament. The government disbursed 560 Million Shillings to …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mubende has directed Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba and her political rival Joyce Bagala to file issues that form the basis of their election petition for a speedy hearing. Bagala won the January 14 polls with a margin of 16,000 votes to …