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Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Big institutions intending to establish palm oil plantations in Buvuma district are bound to miss out on the first phase of planting which started at the beginning of this month. The second phase will start at the end of July. Buvuma District National Oil Palm Project-NOPP …

✳ NRM CHOICE FOR SPEAKER Jacob Oulanyah ✳ NRM CHOICE FOR DEPUTY SPEAKER Anita Among Entebbe, Uganda | JOAN AKELLO -URN | A decision by  National Resistance Movement Party organ to back outgoing Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanya for Speaker of the 11th Parliament is drawing mixed reaction. Kadaga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4,000 people have been arrested in the ongoing crackdown on power theft, conducted by police and electricity distributor Umeme. The operation dubbed “Komboa” order redeem, was launched in Kampala in March before being rolled out to other regions to reduce the power loss levels. …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been confirmed dead and several others injured in a road accident involving a YY bus along the Lira-Kamudini highway. The Isuzu bus registration number UBE 407K travelling from Kampala to Lira is said to have hit a pothole and lost control before over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents at Koome islands in Mukono district involved in restocking of indigenous fish species have decried the increasing illegal fishing activities and lack of barriers to prevent them against the predatory Nile perch. Residents operating under Hope for Nature, a Community Based Organization supported by People’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police crime intelligence unit is holding three people, the suspected masterminds of house break-ins in parts of Kasubi and Nansana. The trio was arrested in an intelligence-led operation in the areas of Nansana, Namungoona and Kasubi following numerous reports of night attacks on the residents …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The suspension of the free electricity connection policy by the government has been identified as one of the push factors for illegal connections and power theft in Masaka sub-region. According to reports from the power distributor Umeme Limited, 30.4 percent of the power supplied to the …

Heavy pesticide use on fruits and vegetables is leaving behind heavy residues hence poisoning consumers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are consuming fruits and vegetables heavily contaminated with pesticides, says a senior agriculture officer in charge of food security at the agriculture ministry. Heavy pesticide use on fruits and vegetables …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Iganga district is investigating circumstances under which a 25-year old Brian Kalulu, an employee at Tembo Steel Mills limited was electrocuted to death on Friday night. An employee who spoke on condition of anonymity says that Kalulu was electrocuted near the boiler, but their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women of reproductive age are facing increasing threats of ectopic pregnancies and ovarian cysts amid very little awareness and information about the two medical conditions. Doctors have explained that an ectopic pregnancy also known as tubal pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants in an area …