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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday observed a moment of silence in the honour of the late Archbishop Jonah Lwanga of the Orthodox Church. Metropolitan Jonah Lwanga died on Sunday evening in Athens, Greece where he went for missionary work more than a month ago and fell ill. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several medical students have petitioned their leaders to stop their supervisors from compelling them to produce proof of Covid-19 vaccination before they access training. Boniface Osodi, the president of the Federation of Uganda Medical Students Association (FUMSA) told URN on Tuesday that he has received …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students at Makerere University are still struggling to register on the university e-learning platform ahead of the online assessment scheduled to start next week. The university management extended the date from September 6, 2021 to September 13, 2021 to address the concerns of students …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police and military agencies have set up a team to track the sources of anonymous threatening leaflets that have been dropped in various parts of the country. The leaflets have been dropped in areas of Masanafu in Lubaga division, Kawempe division, Nsangi, Mukono, Jinja …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs have asked the government to consider relaxing curfew restrictions in Masaka sub-region to enable the community to respond to cases of insecurity. The committee is in Masaka region following the recent attacks that have …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three armed thugs have raided a mobile money agent and an electronics shop in Kakumiro district making off with 30 smartphones and an unspecified amount of money. The thugs stormed the shop in Mwitanzige trading center in Mwitanzige sub-county at around 9 pm. The gunmen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade I Magistrate in the Anti-Corruption Court, Albert Asiimwe has warned John Bosco Sentamu, the senior settlement commandant office of the Prime Minister at Nakivale refugee settlement camp against threatening state witnesses. Sentamu, Bruno Asiimwe, the assistant settlement commandant office of the Prime Minister …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiira region has heightened security after leaflets were dropped in different parts of Jinja city and district. Security personnel have intensified both foot and motorized patrols in the different suburbs within the Kiira region, to beef up the already existing efforts of village …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 283 youth have been shortlisted for the recruitment exercise for Local Defense Personnel in the West Acholi sub-region. The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) recently announced the recruitment of another batch of 10,000 Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel countrywide. The recruitment targeted youths from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management will divert the would-be donations for the restoration of the iconic Ivory tower to renovations ahead of centennial celebrations. Established in 1922, Makerere University will celebrate 100 years of existence in 2022 as the oldest institution of higher learning in Uganda. In …