Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko is still held at Jinja road police station days after he was deported back to Uganda from Japan. 20 year-old Ssekitoleko was on Friday deported from Japan where he was driven from Entebbe and ended up in the Jinja road police …
Read More »Bundibugyo registers spike in domestic violence cases
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a spike in cases of domestic violence in Bundibugyo district, which has triggered concern among local authorities. Statistics gathered by Bundibugyo District Child and Family Protection Unit show that 237 cases of domestic violence took place between January and June. The unit reported …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges cabinet decision to put tracking devices in vehicles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court in Kampala challenging the decision by Cabinet requiring every motor vehicle and motorcycle to be fitted with tracking devices at owners’ cost. On June 29th 2021, the Minister in charge of Security Major General Jim Muhwezi …
Read More »FDC opposes giving MPs money for cars
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has said it is against the government’s decision to give Members of Parliament 200 Million Shillings to buy cars. Speaking at the FDC party headquarters at Najjanankumbi in Kampala on Monday, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, party spokesperson and an MP himself, …
Read More »Prof Mbonye forgave MoH tormentors before dying – Wife Nakyobe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cabinet Secretary and Head of Public Service Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye has disclosed that her husband forgave his tormentors at the Ministry of Health where he served as Director of Medical Services. Nakyobe told mourners at Professor Anthony Mbonye’s vigil that she blames the infighting …
Read More »Speaker Oulanyah: ‘I am alive and well’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said that he is alive and well despite reports that he has been unwell. Oulanyah returned from the United Kingdom on Friday after over one month in what Parliament says was a private visit to see one of …
Read More »James Kakooza elected EALA MP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Kabula County MP, James Kakooza has been elected to represent Uganda in the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA). On Monday, 183 MPs voted in favour of Kakooza’s representation. The eleventh Parliament has a total of 529 MPs. Deputy Speaker Anita Among declared Kakooza as …
Read More »Rukiga district FDC party chairman defects to NRM
Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medard Ensinikweri, the incumbent opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party chairperson for Rukiga district has defected to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Ensinikweri handed over the FDC party card and t-shirt to Twaha Selubowa Yalyakumanyi, Rukiga district NRM party returning officer on …
Read More »Agriculture cluster development project flops in Gulu over embezzlement of farmer’s money
Famers in Gulu are decrying losses after money they injected for agricultural inputs was allegedly swindled by a former employee of UBA Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Agriculture Cluster Development Project-ACDP rolled out in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries and the World Bank in …
Read More »High ambulance costs unavoidable – Ministry of Health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high ambulance costs associated with transporting COVID-19 patients are unavoidable according to the Ministry of Health. On the open market, it costs Shillings 360,000 to transport a COVID-19 patient within Kampala. In other parts of the country, private service providers such as City Ambulances …
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