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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prison Service has set up a team to try top Moroto prisons commanders in connection to the breakout of inmates in September this year. Two commanders from Moroto prisons including the in-charge Norman Aruho and commandant of the armory, Charles Atunu are locked up …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one thousand volunteers have been enrolled to participate in another version of the HIV vaccine trial conducted by Ugandan scientists at the Medical Research Council-MRC. The new HIV vaccine known as “PrEPVacc” is being tested for its efficacy in the prevention of HIV, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has remanded a private secretary to President Yoweri Museveni on charges of giving false information to officials of the Electoral Commission. Carolin Kembabazi, 31, a resident of Kireka in Kiira division of Wakiso district on Thursday afternoon  appeared before Grade One …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only 74 days left to complete his three year contract, Maj Gen Stephen Muzeyi Sabiiti was yesterday dropped from his position of Deputy Inspector General of Police by President Yoweri Museveni. Although the appointing authority was not bound to and did not say why …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority-NFA has realized Shillings 140 million from operations targeting illegal charcoal dealers. The money was realized from auctioning impounded charcoal and fining levies on trucks intercepted ferrying the illegal charcoal between January and September this year. Haruna Busubozi, the NFA sector manager …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Madi-Opei sub-county in Lamwo district are living in fear over the continuous influx of suspected South Sudanese armed men in the area. This follows an attack on a 45-year-old man and theft of six cattle from livestock farmers in a space of only …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luweero has arrested the independent candidate for LCIII chairperson seat for Wobulenzi town council for allegedly masterminding protests. Sam Serunjonji, the independent candidate but NUP leaning supporter was picked by policemen from Heart Beat restaurant in Wobulenzi town on Thursday at around 12:00pm. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Environment Beatrice Anywar faces a stiff challenge to retain the Kitgum municipality parliamentary seat. Four candidates will contest against Anywar for the seat. They are Henry Kissinger Oryem, who was narrowly defeated by Anywar in the NRM primary elections now contesting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has cautioned Ugandans not to put their lives on the line for politicians ahead of the 2021 election. This was part of his message to Christians at the Church of Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Out grower sugarcane farmers in Mpatta sub county of Mukono district are facing financial ruin due to delayed buying of sugarcane by Sugar Cooperation of Uganda Limited-SCOUL. About 100 out growers who received financial support from SCOUL to start growing sugarcane in 2016 have since …