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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Asiimwe Tadeo, the Gulu High Court Judge has ordered for fresh elections in Aruu County. This follows an election petition filed by Samuel Odonga Otto, the former Aruu County Member of Parliament challenging the nomination of his rival Charles Komakech. In his petition, Otto …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board has recorded the lowest number of absentee candidates in the 2020 Uganda Advanced Examination Certificate- UACE exams. A total of 952 candidates registered for the exams but did not show up. This is the lowest number of absentee candidates that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has dropped corruption related charges against the former Permanent Secretary Christine Guwatudde Kintu, and other senior officials in the Office of the Prime Minister. Guwatudde was arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in April last year and charged jointly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk processor, Fresh Dairy, has unveiled a new campaign dubbed FreshDairymunju aimed at encouraging customers to stock up Fresh Dairy’s Long life UHT Extended Shelf Life milk and avoid frequent crowding in shops and avoid spreading of coronavirus. The Fresh Dairy’s Long life UHT milk …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal High Court has thrown out an application asking the Electoral Commission-EC to produce and present to court Biometric Voter Verification–BVV machines. The application was filed on Monday by Jackson Mbaju Kathika, the loser of the Busongora County MP election, in Kasese district. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations-NGO Bureau has suspended the operations of 54 NGOs. According to the Executive Director of the NGO Bureau Stephen Okello, they conducted investigations which revealed that 23 NGOs are operating with expired permits, 15 failed to file annual returns and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Malinga, 47, is under custody following his arrest by Police at Parliament on allegations of fraud and extortion. Masquerading as a staff of Parliament, Malinga approached a government official, and claimed the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has details of his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has expressed concern about the rampant variations and amendments of government contracts by different entities. Kiwanuka’s concern is raised in a letter addressed to all accounting officers dated August 17 2021. According to Kiwanuka, the amendment in contracts is due …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officers at Wandegeya police station have been accused of repeatedly impounding motorcycles from boda boda riders with the intention of extorting money from them. This came after an operation in which hundreds of motorcycles said to be operating without the required documents were impounded in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Thursday said it is continuing to decentralize cancer health care in the country as cases are on the increase. The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) in a statement said there is an increasing burden of cancer. “It is estimated that for every 100 new …