Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police deserter has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Directorate on allegations that he participated in six robberies in Kampala city. The deserter identified as Martin Bwayo, who deserted the police force seven years ago is connected to four robbery incidents registered in Kampala …
Read More »What next for FDC after loss to NRM, NUP in 2021 general election?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC went into the 2021 general elections as the largest opposition party in the country. But when the final whistle was blown, the verdict had been different, not only had it lost to the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM but also to …
Read More »Supreme Court okays withdrawal of Kyagulanyi’s presidential election petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court has allowed former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi to withdraw his presidential election petition seeking to overturn the victory of the incumbent President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The decision by a panel of nine Supreme Court Justices led by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo …
Read More »Court martial sentences armed K’jong robber to 35 years
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF Court Martial sitting in Moroto 3rd division headquarters on Wednesday sentenced a Karimojong burglar to 35 years imprisonment. Mariko Chegem, 25-years-old resident of Kadilakan village in Lomario parish, Rupa sub County in Moroto district was sentenced after he was …
Read More »Missing six-year-old girl found dead in Kyanja
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six-year-old girl who went missing on Tuesday in Kyanja- Walufumbe zone Nakawa Division has been found dead. Rosemary Ngambeki Purity disappeared from home on Tuesday under unclear circumstances, forcing her elder sister Namatovu Shakila to report a case of a missing person at …
Read More »Defiled by her teacher, child mother now raped by thugs
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Misfortune has so far dogged the life of 17-year-old Hadija (surname withheld because she is a minor). She dropped out of school when her own teacher defiled her and she became pregnant. Now hardly recovered from a difficult child birth and nursing her three-months baby in …
Read More »Museveni to meet All RPCs, DPCs over security
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, will on Saturday meet all Regional, District and Division police commanders to discuss security matters in their areas of jurisdiction. Don Wanyama, the President’s Senior Press Secretary confirmed that the meeting will take place but said he was not aware of the …
Read More »Cattle keepers in Kalungu struggling for pasture as FMD outbreak bites
Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cattle keepers in Kalungu district are struggling to feed their animals following the outbreak of the Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. In January, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Industry confirmed the presence of FDM on cattle farms in sub-counties Lwabenge and Bukulula, and Lukaya …
Read More »New drive launched to eliminate kerosene lamps in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Every week, 68-year-old Mary Oketta, from Kati Kati Village in the East of Gulu City, spends a minimum of 2,000 Shillings to fuel her kerosene lamp, the main source of light for her household. Oketta is among the more than 60 per cent of the …
Read More »Wasting food feeds climate change, new environment report warns
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 930 million tons of food sold in 2019 landed in waste bins, according to the Food Waste Index Report, released on Thursday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The report shows that between homes, restaurants and shops, 17 per cent of all food …
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