Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the charges of inciting violence against Muhamad Ssegirinya, the Kawempe North legislator are complete, Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court heard on Monday. The State Attorney Joan Keko told the court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Doreen Olga Karungi that their inquiries into the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s electricity consumption and demand has remained low, with electricity connectivity having dropped to 19% of the households in 2021, from 28% which had been recorded in 2018. This means that the billions of shillings that have been invested in recent years have not yet …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) monitoring centres in Kampala captured 11 army and police officers directly shooting at non-violent civilians during last year’s infamous November 18, riots. At least 54 people were killed during the unrest which started on November 18, running through November 19, …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Moroto district have begun addressing mindset issues with the reformed Karamojong warriors who voluntarily handed over their guns to government. A consortium of NGOs including Mercy Corps, Catholic Relief Services, and White Taker among others are mobilizing the youths and families that handed over …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Railways Corporation has said that a joint security taskforce comprising of Uganda Railways, the military and police has been set up to recover encroached railway land and ensure the exit of encroachers. According to the managing director Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) Stanley Sendegeya, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has cautioned President Museveni to stop attacking land tenure systems and instead find lasting solutions to the land problems. According to FDC, the president’s statement to the NRM leaders in which he attacked the mailo land tenure system and declared …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has directed all police commanders to start obeying and executing court orders. The directive follows the Attorney General letter to the police top leadership to stop ignoring court orders, which he described as the heart of all …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Relatives of people who were killed in the November 18-19 riots are still asking for justice one year later. Speaking at a memorial service organized by the National Unity Platform-NUP in Kampala, relatives and politicians alike said although President Yoweri Museveni promised to hold to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has revealed that the judiciary disposed off more than 150,000 cases in the previous financial year, majority of which were completed with the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanisms. According to the Chief Justice, during the financial year 2020/2021, the …
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Namutumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East is investigating circumstances under which two passengers and a motorcyclist, were on Monday morning knocked dead in Magada trading center, Namutumba district along the Iganga-Mbale highway. The deceased are; Joshua Wanga, a motorcyclist aged 18 years, Dennis Masongole, a passenger aged …
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