NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans could have surrendered their data privacy to unknown people over the last two weeks since the government shut down social media access.  The shutdown of the internet on the eve of the presidential and parliamentary elections forced Ugandans to find ways of communicating, and …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The elected Fort Portal Tourism City Woman Member of Parliament – MP Irene Linda has vowed to push for more funding to women and youth groups once in parliament. Linda, the National Resistance Movement – NRM party candidate, contested against six others who included …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of youths on Thursday stormed the party offices in Arua over the alleged embezzlement of over 7 Million Shillings.  The money was reportedly sent from the NRM Secretariat to facilitate the youths to participate in the Special Interest Groups-SIGs elections that were held on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Principal Judge, Flavian Zeija, has cautioned that Uganda Police risks losing its scientists if they don’t increase their salaries. Zeija, who was the chief guest at the commissioning of the Directorate of Forensic Science at Naguru police headquarters, on Thursday, said that as police advance …

Kalungu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The loss suffered by Agriculture Minister Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja in the just-concluded parliamentary election has been attributed to intrigue, use of dishonest agents, and failures in the sector he led.  Ssempijja was seeking re-election for a third term as Member of Parliament for Kalungu East …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem has said they are tired of pleading for money from the Ministry of Finance. The Ministry has been allocated 30 billion Shillings out of a 58 billion Shillings request to facilitate its activities for the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has cautioned newly-elected Lord Councilors from the National Unity Platform-NUP about tricks that would swerve them from their duties and asked them to stick to the struggle to serve Kampala and liberate Uganda. The newly formed party won 41 of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vision Group’s Managing Director and CEO Robert Kabushenga will hand over office in 90 days time, after asking for early retirement. Vision Group, Uganda’s leading media house, issued a statement explaining the decision of their long-serving CEO. Kabushenga was only the company’s second CEO, having …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The East African Community will have to do with a smaller budget for this year than earlier planned, after the Legislative Assembly (EALA) cut the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2020/21, by more than USD 6 million.  The decision puts to an end the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The trial of the suspected commander of the Allied Democratic Forces Jamil Mukulu and 37 others has been adjourned to March 15 after they pleaded not guilty. Mukulu and his co-accused were formally charged with 20 charges including terrorism, murder, aggravated robbery, aiding and abetting …