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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agriculture Minister has attributed his loss in the January general elections to propaganda over intervention on the desert locusts. The head of the docket Vincent Ssempijja lost to National Unity Platform-NUP party candidate Francis Katabaazi in the Kalungu East County parliamentary race. Ssempijja who was …

Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah declared his intention to challenge Kadaga for Speaker of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has thrown its weight behind the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah as he seeks to unseat his boss Rebecca Kadaga. Oulanyah has already declared his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The advertisement and promotion of drinks with claims of health benefits has been stopped unless approved by the National Drug Authority (NDA), Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and Uganda Communications Commission (UCC). Many non-carbonated soft drinks have increasingly been marketed as health drinks, energy …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The solar irrigation scheme built along Ntungwa river in Kanungu district has failed to make any positive impact on agriculture on the area, the farmers have revealed. The government completed the scheme which is found in Kameme village in Kibimbiri parish in Kihihi sub county …

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has criticized the government for allocating meagre funds to KCCA Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and city councilors are protesting the low budget allocation to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. According to the second budget circular, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have cordoned off a construction site located along Kampala-Jinja highway in Mukono central business town after landowners complained about the fraudulent acquisition of land by the developer. Police acting upon the orders of the Commandant Land Protection Police Unit Charles Mutungi has stopped the …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 3rd Division Court Martial sitting in Moroto has handed various sentences to 19 Karimojong rustlers who were arrested from Atedeoi government primary school. The rustlers were sentenced for illegal possession of a firearm. Prosecution led by Lt. Hamza Hirya told the court that …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Lion clubs of Kabale and Kampala Central have donated 500 lifesaving jackets to six schools on the islands on Lake Bunyonyi in Kitumba Sub-county in Kabale and Rubanda district as one of the safety measures for people. Canon Lydia Ibingira, the Kampala Central Lions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  High court has declined to hear the bail application for 36 supporters National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters battling charges of illegal possession of military stores in the UPDF General Court Martial.  The suspects are Ali Bukeni alias Nubian Li, Edward Ssebuufu alias Eddie Mutwe, Hassan …

 Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Heavy rain has blown off the roofs of two classroom blocks at Namujenjera Primary School in Butansi Sub County, Kamuli district. The rain also blew off the roof of the administration offices, girls’ pit latrine which comprised of four stanzas.  Samuel Kafuko, the school management …