NEWS

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda has elected Rev. Godfrey Loum as the 8th Bishop of the Diocese of Northern Uganda. Rev. Loum was elected during the House of Bishops sitting at Lweza Training and Conference centre. He will succeed the Rt. Rev. Johnson Gakumba who has …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bureaucratic tendencies and mistrust among beneficiaries have been blamed for the slow progress of the Emyooga program in Masaka. Several of the intended beneficiaries in the area have continuously lost interest in the program with some withdrawing their membership from Savings and Credit Cooperatives- SACCOs. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has warned administrators of medical schools against concealing COVID-19 infection cases ahead of their reopening next week. On 18 June, President Museveni re-imposed the second lockdown in the country, closing all education institutions of learning, public gatherings and banned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has revised its growth projections for this financial year. BoU says that all high-frequency indicators available show that the momentum of economic activity for the quarter to July 2021, subsided. The tourism sector was expected to grow much faster when Entebbe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The  Minerals Police Protection Unit (MPPU) has got new commanders following a reshuffle by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech. According to the new changes, Maj Gen Lokech has appointed Superintendent of Police Agnes Apolot as the deputy MPPU overall commander. SP …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament who have not been vaccinated against the coronavirus will not be allowed to attend parliament sessions next week. MPs are currently on a working recess to assess the impact of the Emyooga program in their constituencies. Chris Obore, the Parliament Director of …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Ugandan fishermen have been deported from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The seven were arrested for entering the country illegally through Lake Edward. They were deported on Thursday through the Mpondwe border in Kasese district. On Tuesday, 36 Congolese fishermen who illegally entered the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A stone quarry has collapsed in Mukono district killing one person and injuring another. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Viola Nakato. She met her death on Thursday morning when the quarry caved in as she was digging stones at Bwefulumya-Kisoga stone quarry in …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development in charge of Urban Development, Mario Obiga Kania has cautioned locals against erecting structures on road reserves along the Kitgum-Kidepo road in Kitgum district. The government is set to upgrade the 115 kilometre road linking Kitgum municipality …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Nakawa West Parliamentary candidate Mukesh Babubhai Shukla has filed an application seeking permission to file an amended petition against his rival Joel Ssenyonyi, three months after filing the same before the High Court. Mukesh Babubhai Shukla, who came sixth in the just concluded …