Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Apac are holding in their custody a 52-year-old man for allegedly defiling his eight year old biological daughter. The suspect currently detained at Apac CPS has been identified as Tom Obote, a resident of Ayomjeri village, Atana parish in Apac sub county, Apac …
Read More »Shadow Cabinet wants parliament recalled over Covid-19 interventions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow cabinet has asked the Speaker of Parliament to resume sittings of plenary so that the emergencies of COVID-19 and interventions towards it can be debated by Parliament. Parliament is supposed to be under a two-week lockdown as a precaution against the COVID-19 pandemic, …
Read More »Security agencies shot dead General Katumba’s attacker
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies hunting for assailants that riddled Gen Edward Katumba Wamala’s military vehicle on June 1st at Kisota road with bullets have shot dead one Hussein Wahab Lubwama alias Master, the suspect who allegedly killed the General’s daughter, Brenda Nantongo and driver Haruna Kayondo. The …
Read More »UPC asks gov’t to regulate COVIDEX prices
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) has asked the government to intervene and regulate the price of COVIDEX herbal drug on the market. This follows the increase in the prices of the drug. Before it was approved by the National Drug Authority-NDA, the drug was being …
Read More »Bunyoro Kitara kingdom approves UGX15.8Bn budget
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bunyoro Kitara kingdom has approved a 15.8 Billion Shillings budget to support different kingdom activities in the coming financial year 2021/2022. Robert Owagonza, the Kingdom Minister for Finance and Planning presented the budget at the Kingdom Rukurato Hall in Hoima city on Wednesday. According to …
Read More »Salons ignore SOPs amidst Covid-19 surge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Salon operators in Kampala are not adhering to the standard operating procedures-SOPs aimed at preventing the spread of Covid-19. When saloons and other businesses were reopened last year, they were directed to adhere to the Ministry of Health guidelines which include wearing face masks or …
Read More »Fruit prices shoot up in Tororo under lockdown scarcity
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The price of fruits have shot up in Tororo district due to high demand amidst scarcity. The price of watermelon is now ranging between 3,000 Shillings and 10,000 Shillings compared to previous prices before lockdown which was between 1,000 Shillings and 7,000 shillings. Pineapples used …
Read More »Covid-19 survivors decry stigmatization
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Irene Namayanja is a Covid-19 survivor. The mother of two and businesswoman says that life has never been the same ever since she was diagnosed with the virus even after her full recovery. According to Namayanja, most of the people she used to interact with …
Read More »Karimojong boda boda riders cry to Museveni over loans pressure
Boda boda riders in Karamoja want President Museveni to stop the pressure mounted on them by the companies that sold them motorcycles on loan Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of young people who have been earning a living through operating boda boda business in Karamoja have asked …
Read More »Will new cohort of Acholi MPs reclaim past glory of APG?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi Parliamentary Group-APG, an association that brings together all Members of Parliament in Acholi sub-region is set to hold an election to get new leaders mandated to steer the agenda of the group. This comes at the expiry of the term of office for its …
Read More »