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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Katumba has been dully cleared by the Electoral Commission to contest for presidency in the 2021 general elections. He has vowed to fight land grabbing in the country. More details to follow>>>>> Share on: WhatsApp

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Environment Beatrice Anywar has called for the blacklisting of Hoima Sugar Limited, the company at the center of the controversial giveaway of Bugoma central forest reserve for sugarcane growing. Anywar wondered how the company which is bent on pushing its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FDC presidential flag bearer Patrick Amuriat has been dully nominated to contest in Uganda’s 2021 elections. He was earlier on arrested and delivered by police at Kyambogo EC nomination center in barefoot. Amuriat claimed that the police officers removed shoes from his feet, which explains …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Winnie Kiiza, the former Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Kasese Woman Member of Parliament is the national campaign manager of Rtd. Major Gen. Gregg Mugisha Muntu, the Alliance for National Transformation- ANT presidential candidate. She was officially unveiled by Muntu at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stray hippos from Lake Victoria have killed 7 cows, 5 goats and destroyed over 24 crop gardens in Busime sub-county in Busia district. The hippos rampaged in Busime and Lukaba villages which are on the Lake Victoria shores. According to residents, the hippos come …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The on-going process to ascertain the extent of forest degradation has unearthed 450 illegal land titles in different forest reserves, the Executive Directive National Forestry Authority-NFA Tom Okello has revealed. He disclosed this in a meeting with the European Union (EU) delegation at the Bugoma …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Madi Opei sub county of Lamwo district are struggling with a strange infectious disease outbreak which has claimed several cattle. Farmers say an infected animal presents with foam on the mouth, weight loss, and loss of appetite, exhaustion, swollen hooves within a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri district has received 25,000 face masks for learners in candidate classes. The face masks were delivered in fulfillment of a pledge made by the Ministry of Education to aid learners as classes resumed amidst coronavirus disease pandemic. While handing over the face masks, Dan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine health workers attached to the Coronavirus Treatment Unit- CTU at Gulu Regional Referral hospital have been dismissed without receiving their risk allowances. “As per the the decision of top management, the following service providers are supposed to exit from the CTU and report to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Commissioner in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries has revealed that most veterinary officers in Uganda are administering treatment without proper diagnosis of animal diseases. Dr. Anna Rose Ademun Okurut, who is in-charge of animal health says that many veterinary officers tend …