Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials and Environmental conservationists in Kigezi have accused the National Forestry Authority- NFA and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) of being involved in the destruction of two forests and a game park in the region. The forests in question are; Echuya Central Forest Reserve …
Read More »Police make early deployment at Mukono EC offices
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mukono have made early deployment at the district electoral commission offices in order to avoid chaos at the center. Two check points have been mounted at the two main road entries from Kampala. Deployments have also been made outside and inside the …
Read More »Nsereko, Nyanzi quietly march to Kampala nomination centre
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Central parliamentary aspirants this morning quietly entered the Ntinda Electoral Commission office as the Electoral Commission kicked off nominations. The exercise which started this morning across the country will run for two days. The candidates to be nominated include directly elected MPs seats …
Read More »13 Kikuube teachers test positive for COVID-19 ahead of reopening of schools
Kikube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirteen teachers from attached to various schools within Kyangwali Refugee settlement in Kikuube district have tested positive for COVID-19. Richard Tabaro, the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC, says the 13 cases are part of 20 teachers whose samples were collected on Friday last week ahead …
Read More »Kamukama loses second petition seeking to block rival’s nomination as NRM candidate
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High court in Mbarara has for the second time thrown out an application filed by Molly Kamukama, the Economics Monitoring State Minister seeking to block the nomination of her rival, Jenifer Muheesi as the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidate for the Kazo District Woman …
Read More »MPs frustrated by quality of debate in 10th Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of legislators has criticized their colleagues for letting down the house with poor debate and low participation. Bufumbira East MP Dr James Nsaba Buturo says the quality of debate in the 10th Parliament has been disappointing because, according to him, some of …
Read More »NRM wins PWD elections in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has won all the seats of the District Committee for Persons with Disability Committee in Luwero. On Wednesday, the Electoral Commission conducted polls for District Committees for Persons with Disability. In Luwero, 60 out 65 committee members for Persons …
Read More »Parliamentary aspirants restricted to four people on nomination day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliamentary Aspirants in Kampala have been restricted to moving with only four supporters, as they head out for the nomination. No aspirant will be allowed to reach the Electoral Commission office in Ntinda with more than four supporters and two vehicles, according to police. …
Read More »UWA to remove marabou stork nestlings from Parliament
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) will next week start the process of removing nests and nestling of Marabou storks and cattle egrets from Parliament. This follows concern from Members of Parliament that the birds have become a nuisance and could spread zoonotic diseases. The …
Read More »Rethink strategy on population control – Mayiga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga has appealed for a review of Uganda’s population control strategy. Mayiga says that poverty is a key issue in the country’s population growth that should be prioritized. According to Mayiga, the government and other population control …
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