Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pader district are holding a UPDF soldier attached to Banabana Battalion in Kitgum for allegedly killing a teenage boy. Private Michael Akena who was deployed to guard one of the project sites of National Water and Sewerage Corporation –NWSC in Acholi Bur sub …
Read More »Border security tops priority of newly elected Agago LC V chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district chairperson elect, Leonard Opio Ojok has said that he will focus his five-year term on the fight against cattle theft. Agago district borders Abim and Kotido districts all in the Karamoja region and has been a hot spot of cattle raids by armed …
Read More »Campaign time was too short for presidential race – Kalembe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nancy Kalembe Linda, the lone female candidate in the Ugandan presidential race this year believes that she would have emerged the victor if the campaign period was longer than two months. Kalembe says that the limited time within which presidential candidates had to reach the …
Read More »CDC unveils COVID-19 vaccines pre-order programme for Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |African Union member states can now start placing online pre-orders for their COVID-19 vaccines after the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through an online platform Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) commenced a pre-order programme for countries. The move follows an announcement by …
Read More »NRM officials in Lamwo on spot for alleged embezzlement of campaign money
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Sub County National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairpersons in Lamwo district are being investigated over the alleged theft of campaign money. The funds were part of the 230 Million Shillings that was delivered to the district by the NRM secretariat to facilitate …
Read More »Imprisoned NUP candidate wins elections in Nansana
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Bosco Sserunkuma, the imprisoned National Unity Platform die-hard and candidate in Nansana westward, Nansana Municipality has been voted to represent the electoral area in Wakiso District Council. Sserunkuma is one of the supporters of NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi who were arrested in Kalangala District …
Read More »Second COVID-19 lockdown unlikely – Dr Musenero
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will not have a second lockdown, Dr Monica Musenero Senior Presidential Advisor on Epidemics said on Thursday dispelling the fear which came with an increasing number of new infections in the country. Musenero said a lot of people have been inquiring about a possible …
Read More »Kyotera NUP, DP supporters released on bail
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 29 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) and Democratic Party (DP) have been released on bail by the magistrate’s court in Kasaali. The group was arrested last week, Thursday for allegedly participating in election violence during the Presidential and Parliamentary elections. It …
Read More »Human rights watch raises red flag on Uganda’s election
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Watch, an international advocacy group has raised a red flag on Uganda’s electoral processes, stating that weeks leading up to polling day were characterized by widespread violence and abuses. The agency cited wanton killings by security forces, arrests and beatings of opposition supporters …
Read More »COVID ‘vaccine hoarding’ putting Africa at risk- WHO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa is in danger of being left behind in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines as countries in other regions strike bilateral deals, and driving prices up, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday. Although vaccines have been administered in 50 wealthier nations, Guinea …
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