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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Balisanyuka, the Busia Chief Administrative Officer, John Rex Aachila, the Resident District Commissioner are among several officials and dignitaries who have been admitted after eating suspected poisonous food. The others casualties are Stephen Mugeni Wasike, the Busia district LC V chairman, Jimmy Ngolobe, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opening of the sale of shares of MTN Uganda to the public has caused a stir among Ugandans, especially on the possible risks and what some have assumed as the exclusion of the mobile money business from the deal. As a requirement by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former top official in Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA has petitioned the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises-COSASE to investigate irregularities surrounding the appointment of Fred Kanyogoga Bamwesigye, the new director-general of UCAA. In his October 11, 2021 petition, Jabbe Pascal Osinde Osudo, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There would be no need for social distancing when schools resume in November this year and January 2022 as planned by the Education and Sports Ministry, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has revealed. He was responding to concerns raised by the Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU regarding …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 employees of Africell Uganda Limited have petitioned the Civil Division of the High Court challenging wrongful termination of their contracts. Led by Teddy Kisekka, the applicants want the court to declare that they were unlawfully terminated from their jobs. As such, they …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Umeme field officers are nursing injuries after being attacked by Busia residents for disconnecting their meters. The two officials whose names were not readily available were attacked in Kisenyi A village in the Western Division of Busia municipality after residents found them on one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SC Villa is missing out on the second draft fixture for the Star Times Uganda Premier League season 2021/22, three days to the kickoff.  The new league is slated to kick off this Friday on October 15th, 2021. SC Villa was part of the first …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution side in the case where the state accuses Corporal David Ssali of shooting dead a handcuffed Ronald Ssebulime in March 2019, has failed to produce three more witnesses as it had earlier notified court. The case has been up for hearing and further …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district has launched a five-year district development plan. The plan was developed by Members of Parliament and leaders in the district. According to the plan, the kingdom will focus on 17 pillars which include, operationalizing the railway systems, upgrading of Kasese airstrip, revamping of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report of the Auditor General has revealed financial indiscipline at Uganda’s Embassy in Copenhagen-Denmark. This is in relation to the utilization of 5.6 billion Shillings total budget disbursed to the Embassy for the financial year 2019/2020. The Auditor-General John Muwanga’s report on the …