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Adjumani, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Language barrier is affecting the government responses on COVID 19 in the refugee settlements in West Nile Region, URN has learnt. James Deng Ateny, the Secretary General for the Refugee Council in West Nile told URN in an interview early this week that all COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine has reacted dismissively to the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint his son, Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba as the head of Special Forces (SFC)Command. He says this is because Museveni is aware …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in Lira City on Wednesday as two former National Unity Platform (NUP) party leaders clashed bitterly over cash handouts from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Tonny Olanya Olenge, the former head of mobilization for NUP in Northern Uganda who defected …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi have asked the Constitutional Court to dismiss a petition challenging the activities of People Power pressure group because it is overtaken by events. The lawyers led by Anthony Wameli made the plea after the conferencing of the case in …

Lamwo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Parliamentary candidate Walter David Ocira, who is contesting for the Palabek County seat in Lamwo district risks being disqualified by the Electoral Commission after the court declared him bankrupt. Ocira is contesting in the newly created County that was curved off Lamwo County alongside …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party Presidential Candidate Nobert Mao has pledged to end the rule of the gun in Uganda and recover all stolen assets of the Country if elected President of Uganda.  While addressing supporters at Arua Primary School playgrounds on Wednesday evening, Mao, who is …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The government is in the final stages of processing land titles to residents of Karusandara Sub County, Kasese District, according to the State Minister for Housing Chris Baryomunsi.   Karusandara sub-county was created in 1989. It is mainly occupied by members of the Basongora communities from …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court has extended bail for Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA who is charged for defacing President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters. It is alleged that on November 10, 2020,  Mbagaya sanctioned the removal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students at Bukalasa Agricultural college in Luweero district have asked the Equal Opportunities Commission to ensure equal access to the loan scheme by both learners in rural and urban areas. The loans are issued by the Higher Education Students Financing Board (HESFB), a government entity …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM has launched the vote protection team for the presidential flag bearer Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ahead of the 2021 elections, with some government security officers defending their role in it. The event held at the National Chairman’s Office in Kyambogo attracted politicians, …