NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Immigration Directorate will next month open up three regional offices to reduce congestion at its headquarters in Kampala. The Ministry of Internal Affairs at Old Port Bell Road is surrounded by young men and women seeking passports. Some spend more than five hours in …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Environmental activists in Kabale district have accused the municipality authorities of looking on as washing bays pollute two major rivers.  The washing bays are adjacent to the banks of Kiruruma River which flows from Rubanda District through Kabale municipality and is joined by River Rwabakazi …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Budadiri West Member of Parliament has distanced himself from the decision by the Bugisu Parliamentary caucus asking the Gender and Cultural Affairs Minister to gazette Jude Mike Mudoma as the new Bamasaba cultural leader.    This comes almost a week after Ignatius …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A mother has sued St. Francis Hospital Nsambya for alleged professional negligence. In a suit filed before Civil Division of High Court in Kampala through her lawyers of Kirunda and Wasige Advocates, Rose Namara contends that she was admitted at St Francis Nsambya Hospital on April …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda has said that the curfew time will be maintained despite calls by Members of Parliament to have it lifted. Rugunda was on Tuesday speaking during the plenary after Members of Parliament called for the curfew to be lifted to enable Muslims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has reiterated that no construction project in the oil and gas industry will take place until all affected persons have been compensated or resettled.  This comes after the governments of Uganda and Tanzania and the oil and gas …

Kampala, Uganda |  XINHUA |  Uganda’s star runner Stephen Kiprotich will participate in the NN Mission Marathon slated for April 18 in Enschede, Netherlands. Kiprotich, who won gold for Uganda at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, will be all out to try and register a good time to qualify for …

Nyowa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Inspector General of Police Wilson Erinayo Oryema has donated land to Uganda Police to help them establish a Police Post for the improvement of security in a large expanse of land that is prone to crime in Nwoya. The one–acre piece of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Gulu District Local Government has approved the rehabilitation of 74.1 kilometres of roads worth 10 Billion Shillings.    Patrick Kinyera, the Gulu District Secretary for Works and Technical Services says that the rehabilitation will close the gaps of maintenance of the roads in the District.    The …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Luwero District Kadhi has asked the Muslims in the district to respect curfew time and perform Taraweeh prayers at their homes to avoid a clash with security personnel. Today Muslims started the holy month of Ramadhan. Ramadhan is regarded as one of the five …