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Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Simon Mwaka, the Democratic Party –DP candidate for the Aruu North County parliamentary seat in Pader district has finally been cleared for nomination after a month-long legal battle with the Electoral Commission. Mwaka took on the Commission after the Pader District Registrar blocked his nomination …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | At the resumption of studies for finalist classes, scientists called on parents and schools to ensure learners are feed with nutritious meals to boost their immunity just in case they are infected with COVID-19.  They recommended fruits and vegetables and foods that are lean on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 per cent of parliamentary candidates in the 2021 elections are Independents, according to data compiled by Uganda Radio Network.1338 of the 2,659 parliamentary candidates are Independents representing 50.3 per cent.  The remaining 1,321 comprise the National Resistance Movement (NRM) 487 candidates, Forum …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal Aid Service Providers Network Uganda-LASPNET wants Uganda Law Society and Uganda Law Council to convene an extraordinary meeting of all lawyers to discuss the rule of law in the country.  Addressing journalists at the LASPNET secretariat in Kampala over the weekend regarding the …

Bushenyi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Tarsis Kabwegyere has lashed at his National Resistance Movement-NRM party rival, Mbwatekamwa Gaffa for attacking his campaign agents. The two are vying for the Igara West parliamentary seat. Kabwegyere’s claims come a few days following the release of his two agents who were allegedly …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Head of the Catholic Church, His Holiness Pope Francis has mourned the passing of the retired Archbishop of Tororo Archdiocese, James Odongo. Archbishop Odongo, 89, who was the first Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tororo died on Friday morning at Nsambya Hospital in Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government spokesperson and director Uganda media center Ofwono Opondo has urged journalists in West Nile to help government by making its leaders account for time and resources. Addressing journalists at Desert Breeze Hotel in Arua on Sunday, Ofwono told journalists that its only through …

Uganda’s Police bosses can hide but cannot escape, say human rights watchers Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Human rights lawyers and activists want the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to take interest in the recent acts of violence by agents of security forces, especially the police. Isaac Semakadde, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district are holding a woman identified as Mwajibu Nakibiranga aged 50 years, accused by her neighbors of beating her granddaughter into coma. Mwajibu Nakibiranga, a resident of Mawero East B village, Eastern division in Busia Municipality is accused of beating a …

Rubaga pays last respects to Archbishop James Odongo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Pope Francis has said he is saddened by the passing away of Rev. James Odongo, Archbishop Emeritus of Tororo. In a brief message delivered at a requiem mass at Rubaga on Sunday by Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda Italian …