NEWS

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Soroti District Local Government has failed to absorb more than one billion Shillings that was meant for staff salaries in two consecutive financial years.  The money reflected in the Auditor-General’s report for the year ending June 2020 indicates that the district had under absorbed the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kamuli Woman MP Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga says that she is ready to submit a notice to the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party to compete in the Speakers race.  Kadaga is seeking a third term of office as the speaker of Parliament having served as the …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is heavy deployment of the police and army in Entebbe municipality ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of municipality leaders.  Security personnel have been deployed outside and inside Entebbe Municipal Council offices and areas around State House and on some sections of the Kampala-Entebbe highway.  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  General Peter Elwelu, the newly elected Army Representative in Parliament  has said that the more than  100 Royal guards who were killed during the Kasese clashes were criminals ‘who deserved what they got.’ The police and military agencies have been repeatedly accused of killing more …

Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Authorities in Kiruhura district are bothered by reports that livestock farmers in the area are now using concoction to treat Foot and Mouth disease, a severe and highly contagious viral disease in cattle. An outbreak of the disease which affects cattle, swine, sheep, goats and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The army prosecutors have asked the General Court Martial to give them one week to respond to a fresh bail application filed by 36 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP party.  The supporters who are all facing charges of illegal possession of ammunition on Monday appeared …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Kalunga Landing Site in Kyarulangira sub-county, Rakai District are living in fear after part of Lake Kijanebarola dried up leaving scores of different fish species dead. According to the residents, the water levels first reduced on Wednesday and Thursday. However, it progressively shrunk …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Shilling continued to appreciate against some major currencies in the region as well as the US Dollar, on Monday, compared to last week.  The Bank of Uganda put the official exchange rate for the dollar at 3,529.39 buying and 3,539.39 selling by the …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Busia Deputy Resident District Commissioner Mathew Tusubira has halted the distribution of fish fingerlings to farmers over poor quality. Busia district on Monday received 5,000 tilapia and catfish fingerlings worth 100.2 million Shillings to benefit 24 fish farmers under the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program. …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Arua High Court Circuit comprising of 6 Magisterial Areas in West Nile has been overwhelmed with backlog of cases.  The cases mainly comprising of Civil, Criminal, Land and Miscellaneous causes accumulated within the COVID-19 lockdown period that started in March 2020.  According to reports presented …