Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Napak have recovered the police gun that was stolen by a suspected rapist. On Tuesday police arrested a suspected rapist in Kangole town council, but the suspect who was in detention at Kangole Police Post grabbed the gun and fled. The incident …
Read More »Taxi operators protest delayed completion of old taxi park
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators in Kampala have raised concern about the delayed completion of the Old Taxi Park. Last year, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA started reconstruction works at the Park promising to complete it in three months. However, nine months after, construction works are still going on. …
Read More »Researchers want sex workers added to high risk groups for COVID-19 vaccine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from Makerere University School of Public Health want the government to include sex workers on the list of people who will get the COVID-19 vaccine. The researchers made their plea during the release of study findings on how communities at the border posts of …
Read More »Operations of East African monetary institute to start in July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community Council of Ministers has set 1st July 2021 as the date for the inception of the East African Monetary Institute (EAMI). The EAMI is a transitional mechanism to the regional Central Bank that will issue the single currency, planned to be …
Read More »Kyagulanyi’s “armoured” vehicle was under-declared- URA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA has said that the motor vehicle that was reportedly donated to NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi was cleared in error. Last week, Kyagulanyi told his supporters that the car, a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 was acquired by local and foreign-based supporters after …
Read More »Uganda-Rwanda border standoff missing on EAC summit agenda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The standoff between Uganda and Rwanda will again not be on the agenda as the leaders of the East African Community member states meet on Saturday. The 21st Ordinary Meeting of the Summit of the EAC Heads of State is set to take place virtually, …
Read More »Kyagulanyi rallies families of abduction victims for support
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Presidential Candidate of the National Unity Platform-NUP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi wine has called upon the families of abducted victims to be ready and join him anytime once he rises to demand freedom of their relatives. Kyagulanyi made the remarks during a …
Read More »Smart ride struggles to establish itself in Gulu city
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor internet connection and the limited number of smartphones among bodaboda riders is affecting the smooth operation of Smart Ride, a transport company that launched its operation in Gulu in 2020. Smart Ride requires a passenger or client to request transport services through a mobile …
Read More »Why vaccine side effects might be more common in people who’ve already had COVID-19
Minor side effects are a normal sign that the immune system is mounting a protective response following vaccination, although they aren’t universal. COVID-19 SPECIAL FEATURE | Linda Geddes | Tens of millions of people have already been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, and in the coming months, hundreds of millions more will follow. …
Read More »Lira’s number one ‘motorcycle thief’ runs into the safe hands of Police
✳ Suspected motorcycle thief Ivan Ogwang alis Ben Otim runs to Police Station to escape mob Lira, Uganda | AMONY IMMACULATE – URN | For years, a man believed to be Lira’s most notorious thief, has spent all his time avoiding police. Then this week, in order to keep his …
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