Police have commenced investigations into the fire incident Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja district is investigating circumstances under which the house belonging to Kakira town council LC 3 chairperson, Charles Kabuule was torched on Thursday night. It is suspected that arsonists stormed Kabuule’s house located in Polota B …
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Nakasongola , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF, Fisheries Protection Unit personnel have been accused of involving themselves in illegal fishing on Lake Kyoga in Nakasongola district. Last year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries lifted the ban on Lake Kyoga but directed that only boats …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Muslim districts have lost more than 2,800 acres of land to encroachers since the overthrow of President Iddi Amin Dada in 1979, according to Acholi district Khadi Sheikh Musa Khelil. Sheikh Khelil says that their institutional land was abandoned by the Muslims when Amin’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of students of Makerere University have expressed reactions to next week’s first-ever virtual graduation ceremony. The 71st graduation ceremony will take place from Monday May 17-21. Previously, graduation ceremonies were held at freedom square on the campus. Scenes of students celebrating with their …
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Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maracha district local government has finally allocated over 6 million Shillings to revive operations of the only ambulance that was grounded three months ago due to lack of fuel. The ambulance services came to a standstill after the only non-governmental organization, AVSI that had been helping …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese district are holding one of their own for shooting his wife dead. The fatal shooting happened in Burambira cell, Kikongo ward, Rugendabara town council. The regional police spokesperson for Rwenzori East, ASP Nelson Tumushime identifies the suspect as Cpl. Serdick Nickson Kamara, attached …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district local government has sold off at least 30 plots of its land to individuals to settle the cost of compensation for parish chiefs whose contracts were terminated close to 20 years ago. The district council passed a resolution in 2001 for the termination of …
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Umeme operates, maintains, upgrades, and expands the electricity distribution system within Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electricity distributor Umeme Ltd is owed by government close to US$400 million (1.5 trillion Shillings), equivalent to a whole month’s national revenue, as investment costs that are yet to be recovered by the company. …
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The deceased had finished fetching water and resorted to swimming when they drowned Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people including two from the same family have drowned in a valley dam in Kyankwanzi district. The deceased have been identified as Farouk, Seruke and Ali, all residents of Kololo village in …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Bududa (Muslim) district in Bududa district have appealed to the Muslims in the district to refrain from taking alcohol. The call was spearheaded by Hajji Twaha Sowedi Nabundesi, the Bududa Muslim district Kadhi while addressing Muslims during Eid El-Fitri celebrations at the county mosque …
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