Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives at the Land Protection Police Unit (LPPU) have preferred three charges against an 80-year-old man arrested for fraudulently selling more than 500 acres of land in Nakasongola and Luweero districts. Guster Muwanga was arrested a fortnight ago following a complaint from four people …
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Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three government officials have been arrested on charges of abuse of office, false accounting, and causing financial loss worth 23.56 million Shillings. They are Rakai District Chief Administrative Officer Christopher Ahimbisibwe, 52, Muhanga Town Council the Senior Treasurer Godwin Asiimwe, 52, and Kabale Municipality …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Mbale on Friday tasked their leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, on the face of supporters who are still in detention. Abdullah Magambo, a Councilor representing Northern City Division in Mbale City said that there are over 20 …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Soroti has given the Attorney General one month to verify Teso war claimants. In 2005, Okupa and 2,020 others dragged the Attorney General to court over the violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms and the court delivered a ruling against …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian government has committed to transferring knowledge, technology and experience in agriculture to boost Uganda’s agricultural sector. Indian Minister of State for External and Parliamentary Affairs, Vellamvelly Muraleedharan, who is on a three-day visit to Uganda says India used to have a struggling agricultural …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The enforcement of COVID-19 surveillance in primary and secondary schools has been left to teachers. This is according to the school re-opening plan by the Ministry of Education. When schools reopened in October for candidate and semi-candidate classes last year, the health ministry’s schools re-opening …
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Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM leaders in Kayunga are demanding funds for mobilization in the LCV chairperson by-election. Last month, the Electoral Commission set December 16, 2021, as the election date for the by-election. The seat fell vacant after Ffefeka Sserubugo, the LCV chairperson for Kayunga …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has upheld the life sentence handed to businessman Godfrey Kato Kajubi for masterminding the ritual murder of a 12-year-old boy, Joseph Kasirye. In 2012, the then Masaka High Court Judge Mike Chibita convicted Kasirye for masterminding the ritual sacrifice of Kasirye. He …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Bunyoro sub-region have complained of lack of competitive markets for their livestock resulting into lower prices. The affected farmers from the districts of Buliisa, Kiryandongo, Hoima, Kikuube and Kagadi say that the prices of animals especially cows have fallen which could push …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese municipality is investigating circumstances under which a 23-year-old man committed suicide by hanging inside a family house. The deceased has been identified as Felix Muhindo, a resident of Nyamwamba west cell, Nyakasanga ward, Nyamwamba division, Kasese municipality. Paddy Kamara, chairman LC1 for Nyamwamba …
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