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Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential hopefuls, Wasswa Biriggwa and Patrick Oboi Amuriat have rallied party supporters within Busoga region to unite ahead of next year’s general elections. The duo made the call while addressing party delegates from the 11 districts of Busoga region in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Electoral Commission has asked the High Court Civil Division to refer three lawyers to the Law Council for disciplinary proceedings. This arises from a case in which city lawyer Steven Kalali accuses the Commission’s lawyers Eric Sabiiti and Hamidu Lugoloobi for allegedly forging …

  Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Tax Appeals Tribunal has given the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) a go-ahead to ban the warehousing of sugar and rice. The Tribunal has further ordered the Commissioner Customs URA to gazette the import of all rice without any restrictions, and to grant adequate notice …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Residents of Bwesumbu Sub County in Kasese District have raised concerns about the increasing cases of insecurity in the area.  According to residents, there have been several house break-ins and attacks on business people operating in the area.  The latest incident is of a …

Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Transport has been paralyzed along major roads in Nwoya and Omoro Districts following heavy rains.  Several trucks transporting perishable goods to markets in Gulu, Amuru, West Nile and South Sudan are stuck in Lii, Alero and Kochgoma Sub-Counties in Nwoya District. Other community access …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Table Tennis Association – UTTA is opting for locally made playing tables to help in boosting the game and popularize it across the country. World table tennis body – ITTF gave Uganda permission to develop the home made cheap tables to help …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni’s next battle?: New NRM leaders emerge but President keeps old comrades THE LAST WORD Lessons from UPDF’s 50 years: Why it’s important for the army or the government to tell the story …

Kampala,, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   In the silence of the sunny Friday morning, the body of the former Kampala Mayor Alhajji Nasser Ntege Sebaggala entered the gates of City Hall, a place he knew as his office for several years. A black A-Plus limousine led by an ambulance and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ambassadors in Uganda have said Uganda has failed to make improvements when it comes to elections processes despite continued recommendations from observers and the Judiciary. The Ambassadors under their organisation, the Partners Development Group (PDG) comprising representatives from the European Union (EU),  the United …

FORT PORTAL, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Presidential aspirant Joseph Kabuleta has said that forming an alliance and fielding a single candidate against President Yoweri Museveni is the worst strategy for the opposition.  While addressing a press conference at Nyaika Hotel in Fort Portal Tourism City on Friday, Kabuleta argued …