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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 20-year-old girl South Sudanese girl has committed suicide by jumping from the 4th floor of an apartment in Wakiso district. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identifies the deceased as Nyameisha Kueth, who has been staying with her stepmother in Nabweru in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A vendor in Nakawa market has been found dead in her shop. The deceased is Hadija Nakyanzi, who has been operating shop number SH118 in Nakawa market. Information obtained from other vendors indicates that Nakyanzi alias Hajjat has been a resident of Salaama in Makindye …

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukomansimbi Cooperative Union has developed a direct farms management system to boost the production of coffee. The new farm management model is an alternative farming practice where the farmer entrusts the management of their coffee plantations to a cooperative society and only waits to share …

Three Entrepreneurs in South Africa, Ghana, and Uganda will be awarded matching grants of between €10,000 – €15,000 Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan firm that offers smart metering solutions for solar mini-grids, is one of three winners of the 2021 SEED Low Carbon Award (SEED Awards). The other …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Council chairpersons in Mukono municipality have started mobilizing for food to support vulnerable people who missed out on Covid-19 relief funds. The LCI chairpersons at Ggulu ward, Wantoni, Kitete, Ngandu and Kitega are reaching out to people of goodwill for support. They argue that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in the different markets of Kampala have decried the delayed distribution of mosquito nets. Last month, President Museveni asked vendors to sleep in the markets to reduce contact with family members as a measure to control the spread of COVID-19. Museveni then directed the …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Queen Elizabeth National Park is recording a boom in its wildlife population. In the 2018 wildlife census, UWA registered 3,953 elephants in Queen Elizabeth national park up from 2,913 elephants in 2015. Today, this number has grown to over 4,000 elephants while buffalos whose figures …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Lubaga North legislator Moses Kasibante and Bukomansimbi district councillor Musa Muhammad Kigongo, have through their umbrella Advocates for People-AFP petitioned High court to quash the decision by the National Drug Authority-NDA permitting Jena Herbals Uganda Limited to produce, sell and distribute Covidex. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 130 inmates who escaped from Moroto prison are still missing. Last year, 223 inmates overpowered prison warders at the Singila based prison, broke into the armory and made off with 15 guns. During a joint security hunt for the escapees, 81 were recaptured …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The oil spill that caused excitement in Kazinda town council, Ishaka municipality in Bushenyi district last week was a result of a leakage from one of the pump fuel stations according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. Last week, residents of Mastya village …