Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of information is affecting the compensation of Lango war claimants. It was discovered that most people eligible for compensation were not aware while others were deliberately left out by the people involved in the process. This was revealed during a sensitization meeting for District …
Read More »Amuriat outwits security to campaign at night
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate, Patrick Amuriat Oboi outwitted security to campaign in Rukungiri district in the middle of the night. Amuriat has scheduled to campaign in Kabale and Rukungiri districts as compensation for the time between December 29 and 30, 2020 when …
Read More »Mukono residents yet to receive voter location slips
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mukono district have criticized the Electoral Commission-EC for the delayed issuance of voter location slips in the area. To help voters locate their polling stations, the Electoral Commission-EC embarked on the countrywide distribution of the Voter Location Slips to every registered voter late …
Read More »School reopening: Inspectors call for change in social distance guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the Ministry of Education and Sports prepares for full reopening of education institutions, school inspectors say it will be impossible to reopen for all classes if the two-metre class social distance rule is not dropped. In October last year, the government developed Guidelines …
Read More »Lack of trained staff leaves ICUs in regional referral hospitals idle
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Intensive Care Units in the country are not up and running as intended due to a lack of staff to operationalise the specialised wards. According to hospital administrators that URN spoke to, most regional referral ICUs in the country are not working due to a …
Read More »Katikamu north MP candidate petitions court of appeal over bankruptcy
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ronald Ndawula the candidate for the Katikamu North Parliamentary seat has petitioned the Court of Appeal seeking a stay of execution of an order that declared him bankrupt and subsequently disqualified from the race. Last month, Ndawula who is contesting on an Independent ticket was …
Read More »Kyagulanyi’s bodyguard Eddie Mutwe remanded over assaulting police officers
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Edward Ssebuwufu alias Eddie Mutwe, the head of the civilian security detail for the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has been remanded to prison for assaulting police officers. Ssebufu, alongside three other NUP campaign coordinators; Stanley Kafuko, Lukeman Kampala and Hassan Katumba …
Read More »Voter location slips not pre-requisite to vote – Justice Byabakama
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Simon Byabakama has dismissed claims that Voter Location Slips are a must have for one to cast their ballot in the forthcoming Election. Addressing press at the Commission headquarters on Monday, Byabakama dismissed claims that government is issuing …
Read More »Parliament approves loans worth UGX 18.6 trillion in 2020
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last year Parliament approved loans to the tune of 18.69 trillion Shillings, according to the report detailing the business transacted by the House in the year 2020. The approved loans are up from the 6.15 trillion Shillings that legislators approved in 2019. According to the …
Read More »30 billion available for cattle compensation – Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed that government has secured UGX. 30 billion for cattle compensation in Acholi, Lango and Teso sub regions. Museveni, who is also the NRM Presidential candidate said that each of the three sub regions will receive UGX. 10 billion to …
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