Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kibibi and Bujjagali cells in Budondo ward in Jinja city Northern division are in fear for their lives following the inscription of life-threatening messages on their walls. “I will kill you in one year,” reads the message believed to have been written using …
Read More »Rukungiri PWDs, district feud over land
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A land dispute has erupted between Rukungiri district officials and People with Disabilities. Last month, Rukungiri district officials gave out 203 acres of land located in Kikomo village, Bwambara parish, Bwambara sub county adjacent to Bwambara sub-county headquarters to Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) to establish …
Read More »Makerere allows students to sit exams with pending tuition fees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has allowed students with tuition balances to sit examinations because of the shutdown of the payment system. The university is transitioning from Academic Information Management System-AIMS to for Academic Management Information System-ACMIS, a new records management system, which has affected payments. The university …
Read More »200 conned in online job scam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 280 Ugandans have lost more than 180 million shillings in an online job scam. The victims who are aged 18 to 30 years are crying foul after they were defrauded money ranging from 600,000 shillings to one million shillings as medical and Interpol …
Read More »Ruharo police OC shot dead by unknown assailants
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The officer in charge of Ruharo police post in Mbarara city North division has been shot dead. Richard Agaba was killed last night by unknown assailants. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi police spokesperson says that Agaba who was on patrol fell into an ambush of thugs …
Read More »Truck drivers resume transportation of goods to South Sudan
Amuu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is relief in Elegu township, Amuru district following the resumption of transportation of goods to the South Sudan capital, Juba by the long-distance truck drivers on Tuesday. More than 600 trucks had been parked at the Uganda-South Sudan border of Elegu in Amuru district …
Read More »Human rights activists demand unconditional release of 25 Muslim children
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers have petitioned the High Court in Kampala demanding the unconditional release of 25 children who were picked by security operatives from Luwero district. In an application filed before the Kampala Civil Division, the lawyers from Kiiza and Mugisha Company Advocates have sued the Director …
Read More »Bus operators in Namayiba park stage protest against YY coaches
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos at Namayiba bus park on Tuesday after drivers of different bus companies protested a move by the YY bus company to conduct business in the park. On Monday, YY bus company relocated to their new bus terminal in Old Kampala along Sir …
Read More »Health ministry to install tracking devices in ambulances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said it will install tracking devices in all ambulances to ensure efficiency in services. According to the commissioner emergency medical services, John Baptist Waniaye Nambohe, the devices will help the ministry track the movements of the ambulances, fuel consumption and …
Read More »West Nile receives motorcycles to fight crime in hard to reach areas
Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The department of Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID in four districts of West Nile has been boosted with new motorcycles to detect and fight crime in hard to reach areas. The bajaj motorcycles with private number plates supplied by the police headquarters were handed over to the …
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