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Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Church of Uganda has issued a roadmap for the election of the new Bishop for North Kigezi Diocese in Rukungiri district. The new Bishop will replace the late Bishop Rt. Rev. Benon Magezi who succumbed to Covid-19 on June 15 from Mulago National Referral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has started reconsidering the Succession Amendment Bill, 2018 that was recently returned to Parliament by President Yoweri Museveni. MPs on the committee met with Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka, Administrator General Charles Kasibayo and the mover of the Bill, Rosette …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee are divided on the move by the government to revert the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. This followed a presentation by Ruth Nankabirwa, the Minister of Energy in which she …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight districts in Acholi sub region will hold a joint council meeting to honor Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech, the former Deputy Inspector General of Police. The joint session scheduled for Thursday at Paipir primary school in Pader town council aims at recognizing the achievements of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first batch of 51 Afghan evacuees arrived in the country this morning aboard a chartered flight, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. “The evacuees who included women, men and children underwent the necessary security screening as well as the mandatory COVID-19 testing and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association-UMA has given the government three months ultimatum to provide health workers with protective gear and drugs, and fulfil other pledges to enable them to work in a conducive environment. UMA General Secretary Dr. Mukuzi Muhereza, issued the ultimatum while addressing journalists …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP has launched what it describes as a permanent campaign in Teso sub region, six months after Uganda’s general elections. Norbert Mao, the President General of Uganda’s oldest party says that the campaign is meant to identify problems faced by the people of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kilak South County Member of Parliament Gilbert Olanya was on Tuesday involved in an accident along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The accident occurred at Kyamukonda village in Nakasongola district at around 8:30pm. Olanya was on the way to Kampala from Gulu at the time of …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Musenero, the Buyende town council National Resistance Movement-NRM party chairperson has died in a motor accident. The 60 year old Musenero perished in an accident on Tuesday afternoon in Butabaala trading center along Kamuli-Jinja highway. Musenero who was riding a motorcycle registration number UAF …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in Mukwano arcade closed their shops on Tuesday protesting a decision by the management to compel them to pay July rent arrears. One of the traders said that they are opposed to the payment of rent arrears for July since they did not work. …