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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has unveiled an online database for reporting and sharing information on human trafficking cases in Uganda. The database was launched at Kabira country club on Sunday during the commemoration of the International Day against trafficking in Persons, a day marked to raise …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Monica Musenero is set to name new members to the Uganda National Council on Science and Technology (UNCST) after the current holders’ term of service expired last month. According to sources, focus will be on picking a …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To ensure more effective policing, the Aswa Region Police Command Zone has been divided into East and West Acholi. The decision, which was initially announced by the then Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura, in 2019, aimed to address challenges stemming from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Counter-Terrorism (CT) police, in collaboration with Kampala Metropolitan Police, have arrested Collins Mugabi on suspicion of manufacturing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). The operation took place over the weekend in Banda, Nakawa Division, Kampala. Fred Enanga, the Uganda Police Spokesperson, stated that Mugabi was found …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The total value of the companies listed on the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE) dropped by 10.5 percent in the last quarter of this year (April-June) mainly due to the turmoil in Kenya, according to the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). The total market capitalization decreased …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG), Patricia Achan Okiria, has issued a directive to Multiplex Limited to complete three road projects in Mbarara City within two months. The directive came during a meeting held at City Hall on Monday, involving Multiplex Limited, Mbarara City …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans are underway to incorporate plant propagation into the syllabus of students studying traditional and herbal medicine at Gulu University’s Department of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Studies-PharmBiotec. The department of PharmBiotec was introduced in 2017 to empower herbalists, traditional knowledge holders, and traditional healers with …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda has activated the first 5G site at Bulange in Mengo to boost connectivity and digital inclusion in Uganda. In February this year, Airtel Uganda conducted tests on 11 4G sites in Kampala after applying for a spectrum to Uganda Communications Commission to …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero are holding a commercial sex worker accused of stabbing her client to death following a dispute over payment. The suspect is Grace Namanya, 33, a commercial sex worker at Nankulabye trading center in Bamunanika sub-county, Luwero district. She is accused of stabbing …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The poor garbage management in Soroti City has attracted the attention of the Church of Uganda Archbishop, The Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu. The Archbishop who is on his pastoral visit to Soroti Diocese made the comments while delivering a sermon at St. …