NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  General Peter Elwelu, the newly elected Army Representative in Parliament  has said that the more than  100 Royal guards who were killed during the Kasese clashes were criminals ‘who deserved what they got.’ The police and military agencies have been repeatedly accused of killing more …

Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Authorities in Kiruhura district are bothered by reports that livestock farmers in the area are now using concoction to treat Foot and Mouth disease, a severe and highly contagious viral disease in cattle. An outbreak of the disease which affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The army prosecutors have asked the General Court Martial to give them one week to respond to a fresh bail application filed by 36 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP party.  The supporters who are all facing charges of illegal possession of ammunition on Monday appeared …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Kalunga Landing Site in Kyarulangira sub-county, Rakai District are living in fear after part of Lake Kijanebarola dried up leaving scores of different fish species dead. According to the residents, the water levels first reduced on Wednesday and Thursday. However, it progressively shrunk …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Shilling continued to appreciate against some major currencies in the region as well as the US Dollar, on Monday, compared to last week.  The Bank of Uganda put the official exchange rate for the dollar at 3,529.39 buying and 3,539.39 selling by the …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner Mathew Tusubira has halted the distribution of fish fingerlings to farmers over poor quality. Busia district on Monday received 5,000 tilapia and catfish fingerlings worth 100.2 million Shillings to benefit 24 fish farmers under the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program. …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua High Court Circuit comprising of 6 Magisterial Areas in West Nile has been overwhelmed with backlog of cases.  The cases mainly comprising of Civil, Criminal, Land and Miscellaneous causes accumulated within the COVID-19 lockdown period that started in March 2020.  According to reports presented …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has issued a route chart for taxis to operate in the newly renovated Old Taxi Park. The chart given to taxi operators during a closed door meeting with Authority officials has a total of 27 stages whose taxis ply the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Social Security Fund has a mixed picture in its performance over the nine months ending March 202, compared to the same period ending March 2020. This is largely due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the changes in the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Nakasongola District Chief Administrative Officer has rejected a resolution by the outgoing councillors to retain smartphones procured by the district to ease communication and research during their term of office. The district procured 25 smartphones worth 10 million Shillings in October 2020, and handed them …