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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councillors on Thursday put the Deputy Director of KCCA Eng. David Luyimbazi and the Director Gender Esau Galukande, on the spot over the mismanagement of city markets. Deputy Lord Mayor Doreen Nyanjura presented a report about the management of public markets in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want a probe into the condition of four newly acquired locomotives by Uganda Railways Corporation following concerns that they are incompatible with the rail. Uganda Railways Corporation-URC acquired four refurbished locomotives from South African manufacturer, Grindrond Rail in August this year, as part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Somali government has accused the African Union deputy envoy Simon Mulongo, of engaging in activities incompatible with the mandate of African Union Mission in Somalia-AMISOM, and Somalia’s security strategy. A statement issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation indicated that Mulongo, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 29 suspected machete-wielding thugs have been arrested for allegedly destabilizing the areas of Kasokoso-Kira municipality, Wakiso district. On Tuesday, the thugs armed with iron bars, knives, stones and pavers attacked residents of Kiganda, Kireka D, and Kasokoso zone. Abbas Ssenyonjo, the Kira District Police Commander said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Ochola, will on Friday retire twelve senior police officers. The officers are at the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) and Senior Commissioner of Police-SCP. The police officers clocked 60 years with many having their contracts not renewed by …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kasese district is holding five members of the National Unity Platform-NUP party for allegedly holding an illegal meeting. They are Bryans Basisa, the NUP Kasese district chairperson, Jeff Bwambale, the NUP coordinator for Bundibugyo, and Sunday Tonozo from Ntoroko district. The others are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng has submitted to the Speaker of Parliament, a confidential report about the health status of Kawempe North MP, Muhammad Ssegirinya. Ssegirinya is currently admitted at Mulago National Referral Hospital where he was taken after his health condition deteriorated. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers now have a new opportunity to increase production and benefit across the value chain, thanks to a new project fronted by the Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI). The project dubbed fair-for-all, improving coffee value chains in Uganda seeks to …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city traders who lost their timber and furniture to fire have written to the speaker of parliament in the request of financial assistance worth 1.5 billion shillings. On 25th October 2021, fire burnt timber kiosks, motor garages destroying property that included; timber, machines, timber stores, …

Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police and the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF, have been deployed in Kisita gold mining area, Kassanda district. More than 30,000 people, among them artisanal miners had occupied the gold mining area in the last four years and had declined to vacate the area claiming legal …