Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives from Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID are hunting for a fraudster who has collected millions of shillings from a number of police officers, purportedly to enable them attend a non-existent training trip to Switzerland. The Fraudster targeted police officers attached to the directorate of Police Medical …
Read More »DEAL: Government agrees to pay interns immediately
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has rescinded it’s orders to expel all medical interns effective Monday for striking. The interns went on strike in May, 2021, following government’s failure to release funds that were meant for their allowances. Previously interns were earning between 750,000 and …
Read More »Fraudster cons police officers millions of shillings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives from Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID are hunting for a fraudster who has collected an unspecified amount of money in millions of shillings from a number of police officers for attending a non-existent training in Switzerland. The fraudster targeted police officers attached to the Directorate of …
Read More »Residents demand expedition of Tororo-Busia road works
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Busia district have asked the Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA to expedite the construction of the 24 kilometers Tororo-Busia road. The contract for the construction of the 141 Billion Shillings road was awarded to China Railway 18 Construction Company limited. George Barasa, Ronald …
Read More »Heavy security deployment in Kayunga in anticipation of protests
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police and army have been deployed in Kayunga district in anticipation of protests from supporters of National Unity Platform-NUP. On Friday morning, the Kayunga returning officer Jennifer Kyobutungi declared Andrew Muwonge as the winner of the district LC5 by-election with 31,830 votes while his …
Read More »ADF planning to disrupt construction of DRC roads: Baryomunsi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Information and National Guidance Chris Baryomunsi, has said that the operations of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels in Eastern DRC are meant to disrupt Uganda’s infrastructural projects in DRC. The government of Uganda, through the Ministry for Works and Transport, is injecting …
Read More »MPs decry poor state of roads in constituencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have called on government to improve the road infrastructure in the country if road carnage is to reduce. The legislators were on Thursday debating a motion urging the government to bolster efforts geared at promoting road safety. The motion moved by Alex Ruhunda, …
Read More »Continuous spray of pesticides affecting honey production in Lango
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bee farmers in Lango sub region are attributing the reduction in honey production to the continuous spraying of crops using pesticides. Over the years, farmers have applied chemicals to control both pests and diseases that ravage crops in the region. Such spraying was in 2020 …
Read More »Uganda Airlines CEO Bamuturaki discusses network, fleet and strategic plans
Johannesburg, South Africa | AIRSPACE AFRICA | Uganda Airlines is one of Africa’s youngest airline projects having launched operations in late 2019 and only this year being awarded by Ch-aviation with the accolade of “Airline with the youngest fleet in the world”. Serving a Ugandan market that was on the up …
Read More »Police to intensify security operations ahead of festivities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reckless drivers and motorcyclists, as well as pedestrians violating curfew time, should prepare to spend the festive season in custody, police have warned. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga noted that as Christmas and New Year’s day festivities draw nearer, police have intensified operations against drivers violating …
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