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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The police in Buliisa has arrested three people for allegedly stealing fuel from trucks belonging to China Chongqing International Construction Company Limited- CICO. The company was contracted to work on the Hoima –Butiaba- Wanseko road.     The suspects have been identified as Charles Katwkwa 35, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Jinja city conducted a Monday night operation where they arrested 28 suspects, impounded 33 vehicles and 13 motorcycles as they enforced the ministry of health standard operating procedures-SOPs aimed controlling the spread of Covid-19. The suspects are currently detained at Jinja’s central police …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Traders at Mpondwe Market in Lhubiriha Town Council in Kasese District are crying foul because of the suspension of their activities for over a year. The traders are protesting the high cost of Covid-19 testing, which has limited them and their Congolese counterparts from crossing …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  As Muslims start the holy month of Ramadhan today, the Muslim community in Teso sub region has been asked to spare some time for farming as they conduct prayer and fasting. Ramadhan is the ninth and holiest month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Director Proline FC and Ex-Uganda Cranes player Mujib Kasule has joined the race FUFA’s top job. Mujib declared his bid at a press briefing at Mackinnon suits in Nakasero in Kampala on Tuesday afternoon. According to Mujib, he wants to lead the struggle to …

Elegu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS has warned of the infiltration of unsafe and sub-standard goods being smuggled into the country through the porous borders in Elegu Town Council, Amuru District. Fredrick Joseph Otim, the Bureau’s Inspector says several substandard goods are being …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Local Council V chairpersons from six districts of Bugisu have resolved to meet the minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Frank Tumwebaze to seek lasting solution to the current confusion and conflicts over the Masaba cultural institution. The chairpersons of Namisindwa, Manafwa, Bududa, Mbale, Bulambuli …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Vendors in the newly built Kitooro Market have rejected the proposed rates by Entebbe municipal authorities. The new market was built under the Markets and Agriculture Trade Improvement Projects (MATIP-2 Program), which seeks to develop and enhance the capacity of market infrastructure, to induce production …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Janat Nakisekka, one of the former candidates in the recently concluded local government election is proposing rotational deployment of Presiding Officers and Polling Assistants as a way to eliminate election malpractices. This may not be very practicable, but the proposal is borne out of observable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has started the process to compensate traders of St. Balikuddembe market – Owino and Nakawa Markets.  In 2020, President Museveni directed the Minister of Kampala to with immediate effect remove from the government markets the Association leaders and supervise the sellers to elect …