NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Public trust in the information disseminated by both Radio and Television in the country has remained consistent in the last two years, a research conducted by Tweweza in December 2020 has revealed. The findings were released this morning to coincide with the World Press Freedom …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Local leaders in Orom Sub-county in Kitgum District are demanding punitive action against four suspected armed South Sudanese bandits. The suspects, who are believed to have crossed from the neighbouring Eastern Equatorial state, were arrested on April 10, 2021 by Uganda People’s Forces-UPDF soldiers in …

Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The newly established private wing of Kawolo General Hospital in Buikwe district is overwhelmed by the high number of clients especially in the Outpatient Department-OPD. The private wing was established two years ago after the government constructed a private outpatient department with a ten-bed self-contained …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Human Rights Committee of parliament will not interface with President Museveni as it finalizes its probe on rights violations during elections. The probe stems from  the Speaker’s directive that  the committee should take stock of the human rights violations that marred the electoral process.   …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has rejected requests by pastoralists in Nakasongola district to graze their animals inside Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. More than 100 pastoralists from Nakitoma Sub County have been grazing over 3000 head of cattle inside Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary with permission from Ziwa Rhino and …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Local music artiste Mubarak Mandela commonly known as Free Boy has sued telecom giants MTN and Airtel for copyright infringement. Through Viva Entertainment, the artiste accuses the two telecom giants of using his song “Kwata Essimu” since March 2020 to promote their sales without his …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative-FHRI is investigating the attack on two journalists by the military in Wakiso district on Wednesday. Amon Kayanja of Salt Media and Teddy Nakaliga from Spark TV accuse military personnel of beating them while covering protests by residents of Kayunga …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The poor road network in Kithoulu Sub County, Kasese District has raised concern among farmers and local leaders. The mountainous area is largely known for producing coffee, passion fruits and timber.   The most affected route connects Kitholu to Kiraro parish with the latter hosting a …

Buikwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Lady Doves Women Football Club has managed to book itself a comfortable seat in the finals of the FUFA Women Super league-FWSL despite the absence of their creative striker, Fazira Ikwaput. They overcame Kawempe Muslim Ladies WFC in the semi-finals at the Njeru based FUFA …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Cocoa farmers and experts in Kasese District are demanding the establishment of an independent authority to oversee crop production. They reason that the absence of such a body has affected their production and quality of Cocoa, which has affected the visibility of Uganda’s Cocoa on …