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Sembabule, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Candidate Willy Mayambala failed to complete his campaign trail in the districts of Gomba, Mpigi and Sembabule on Thursday, after his vehicle run out of fuel. Mayambala who was driving a Toyota Spacio only held open-campaign meetings in Kiriri, Kanoni and Kabulasoke trading …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Entebbe Criminal Division has sentenced a man to 22 years in jail for attempted murder.  Edward Matsiko is accused of unlawfully attempting to cause the death of his wife Edith Namutebi on March 19th, 2019.   According to prosecution, Matsiko hit Namutebi’s head with a hammer at …

Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The campaign meetings of National Resistance Movement presidential candidate Yoweri Kaguta Museveni have divided the party leaders and supporters in Luwero district. On Monday, President Yoweri Museveni met 200 NRM flag bearers, incumbent Members of Parliament, selected secretariat and district party officials at Presidential Demonstration farm …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Russia has announced that it’s vaccine Sputnik V is safe and effective for controlling COVID-19.  Russia registered the vaccine for public use in August and became the first country to do so through a controversial approval that came in before the start of the large-scale …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  National Resistance Movement- NRM leaders in West Nile have tasked President Museveni to address the poor roads, health services as he seeks for re-election in the 2021 general elections.  The plea was made on Thursday during Museveni’s campaign address at Muni University Campus in Arua.  …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Petroleum Authority and Uganda Bureau of standards have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in ensuring standards in oil and gas sector. The two bodies in a memorandum signed on Thursday agreed to cooperate in promotion of national standards, testing in verification …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Babiito, Tooro Kindom’s ruling clan, has hatched a grand plan to revive what they call a collapsing kingdom due to maladministration. This follows a series of disagreements between Tooro Kingdom administration and Babiito elders over the management of the cultural institution headed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan government needs to regulate importation of forest products, limiting importation to only those that cannot be produced locally, according to David Duli, country director for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Duli said there’s also need to review the forest policy and the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The International Criminal Court (ICC) has set January 12, the day it will deliver judgement in a case where the former Sinia Brigade commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army Dominic Ongwen is accused of war crimes. This is according to a press release issued by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has deployed a new security detail for the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. The development comes after days of engagement between the commission and the candidate’s campaign team as the former was persuading the latter on …