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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda kingdom has warned against interpreting the country’s land issues in political terms. The Kingdom’s Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga made the statement on Monday while addressing the Buganda Lukiiko at Bulange, Mengo. “The truth is that, it’s not the mailo land system that is causing …

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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city has impounded 16 vehicles whose owners are accused of using fake essential workers stickers, and forging movement permits to enable them travel to different destinations, despite the current ban on transport. Eleven vehicles were impounded along Nile bridge, whereas five others …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anxiety has gripped residents of the four villages of Manwoko North, Manwoko South, Gang-Lela and Addis-Ababa in Labongo Amida sub county, Kitgum district following an invasion of crocodiles in their community valley dam. The Labongo Amida sub county LCIII chairperson Geoffrey Komakech Alulu confirms the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda kingdom has for the second consecutive financial year failed to raise its targeted revenue due to the emergence of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This has been revealed by the Kingdom’s Finance Minister Robert Waggwa Nsibirwa while presenting the traditional institution’s budget for the coming …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people seeking relief food support has overwhelmed local leaders in some slum areas of Kampala. People are stuck in their homes because of the 42 days nationwide lockdown imposed by the government to control the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which …

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A third year student of Makerere University Business School who was isolated in the bush by his family for fear of possible Covid-19 infection at Kakero village in Kangole sub county of Bukedea district, resorted to charcoal burning as part of his treatment. Shunned like …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers and traders in Sironko district are stuck with sacks of maize, tomatoes, onions, matooke and Irish potatoes since the pronouncement on closure of markets and transport in the country. Farmers in Sironko district are known for production and supply of food because of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been remanded to Kitalya government prison on charges of murdering the daughter and the driver of Transport and Works Minister General Katumba Wamala. The two are Hussein Ismael Sserubula alias Imam Muto, a boda boda rider and a resident of Nakuwadde, Nakabugo, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the mechanical and electrical works at the Entebbe National isolation centre do not meet the specifications, the health ministry has revealed. This came to the fore during a pre-handover inspection of the site conducted by a team of engineers and architects from the …