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What is different this time? NEWS ANALYSIS | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Following a string of losses in recent parliamentary by-elections, the political opposition leaders Kizza Besigye and Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine have seen it fit for all change seeking Ugandans to unite. The recent opposition loss in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has recommended the investigation of the former Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Beti Kamya and Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija for their role in the shs10.6 billion land compensation. The House chaired by Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among on Thursday, 04 August 2022 adopted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started investigations into cases of child trafficking. The KCCA Director for Gender, Production, and Community Services Godwin Gumisiriza says that there are more than 1,000 children on the streets who have turned to beg as a source of income. Gumisiriza says …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka City Council Roads committee has ordered strict enforcement of the physical planning regulations to stop the expansion of slums in the area. The committee which is chaired by Dr Abed Bwanika, the Kimanya-Kabonera Division Member of Parliament has instructed the City Physical …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kakumiro have arrested the Kijangi sub-county chief for allegedly embezzling more than 100 million Shillings. Emmanuel Kasibante is reported to have withdrawn the money from the sub-county account and diverted it for his personal use. He was arrested on from Kakumiro following several …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) party has withdrawn its candidate in the Bukimbiri county by-election, in order to jointly support James Owebeyi, a candidate for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party. The withdrawn candidate is 19-year-old Joshua Mutabazi who had been nominated on Tuesday …

Kyangwali , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The more than 1,000 people evicted from their ancestral land in Kyangwali sub-county in Kikuube district are protesting a letter authored by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni referring to them as liars who want to steal government land. The residents who have pitched camp …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church in Masaka Diocese has ordained 17 priests to join the clerical vocation of the faith. The priests were ordained at Villa Maria proto-Cathedral in Kalungu district, by Masaka Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba while he celebrated mass on Saturday. He also elevated …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces in Karamoja are arresting and detaining suspected cattle rustlers who hand over their firearms voluntarily, despite criticism from both leaders and the community. The arrests are in contravention of a government call to Karamojong warriors to voluntarily hand over illegal …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of underage girls indulging in illicit drugs in Kitgum is twice the number of boys. Statistics from Kitgum district probation and social welfare department show that at least 49 girls were locked up from January to June 2022 for a number of crimes compared …