Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Reports just in indicate that one person is dead after what eye witnesses say was a bomb blast at Digida Pork bar and grill in Komamboga, one of the suburbs north of Kampala city. Police have rushed to the scene of the …
Read More »Fishermen appeal to MPs on boat size requirement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Fisheries & Fish Conservation Association have appealed to Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture to review the current guideline that limits them to using boats measuring 28 feet. The Fisheries Protection Unit announced that only boats with the interior overall length of 28 feet …
Read More »Six money lenders arrested in Buikwe for impersonating microfinance staff
Njeru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Njeru Municipality in Buikwe district have arrested six money lenders for impersonating staff of the Uganda Microfinance Regulatory Authority (UMRA ) and extorting money. The suspects work with Moskal Enterprises Uganda Limited, a money lending agency located at Wobulenzi , Luwero district. …
Read More »Unvaccinated MV Kalangala staff will risk their jobs
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner Njuki Mbabali has advised all staff and operators of public transport services including those of MV Kalangala to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Njuki says service providers such as taxi drivers, conductors, boda boda motorcyclists and crews for …
Read More »Bududa residents refuse to relocate despite mudslides threat
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bukhabusi and Busai parishes in Bududa Sub County have refused to relocate despite warnings of mudslides in the area. The two parishes comprise 23 villages. Currently water has collected in a deep valley after heavy downpour and flowing underground which is forcing …
Read More »Nantaba set to battle another election appeal
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A second election appeal has been filed against Kayunga District Woman Member of Parliament (MP) Idah Erios Nantaba by her rival Jackline Kobusingye Birungi. The appellant Kobusingye is one of six women Nantaba trounced in the January 14th 2021 elections to be declared and …
Read More »Operation against numberless vehicles starts in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 vehicles without number plates on the roads have been impounded in Kawempe Division on the first day of the operation no numberless vehicle on the road. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire said that the crackdown follows increasing vehicles without …
Read More »Few passengers, fuel costs hit bus operators
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reduced demand for upcountry travel, the relatively high fares and the rising costs of fuel have combined to inflict losses on bus companies, according to operators URN talked to. They however say they cannot abandon their business at this time because they have to …
Read More »Clerk to parliament faults director for communication breach
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige has criticized a move by the Director Department of Clerks, Emmanuel Bakwega for directly communicating to the Speaker in contravention of the Public Service Communication Policy and the Code of Conduct and Ethics for Public Officers. This standoff …
Read More »CDC endorses COVID-19 booster shots, ‘mix and match’ dosing
Washington, US | XINHUA | The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday officially endorsed booster shots for both the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines in certain populations, and allowed “mix and match” dosing for booster shots. The decision came a day after the U.S. …
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