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Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forcesoldiers have shot dead a suspected Jie Karimojong warrior in a gunfire exchange in Kaabong town. The 15 minutes gunfire exchange broke out when the Jie warriors from Kotido raided a protected Kraal in Kabaong town on Wednesday night. Moses Korobe, one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Prisons Service-UPS has resumed vaccinating inmates at high risk of contracting COVID-19 after receiving another 13,000 doses of AstraZeneca from the Ministry of Health. Although there are currently 65,190 inmates and 12,000 prison staff, prison spokesperson Frank Baine says they are prioritizing only those …

Kampala, Uganda | Ronald Musoke | Ramathan Ggoobi, the new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development who also doubles as the Secretary to the Treasury has officially assumed office almost a month after his appointment. Patrick Ocailap, the Deputy Secretary to the Treasury who has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono division police has arrested four suspects accused of raiding a newly built community mosque in Buyuki village in Nama sub-county with intentions of demolishing it. The Division Police Commander Ismail Kifudde and Resident District Commissioner Fatuma Ndisaba swung into action to save the mosque …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil works for the traffic flow control master plan in Kampala are set to begin next year, as authorities undertake measures to reduce congestion in the city. Robert Kyukyu, the Manager for Strategy Management at Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) told Parliament’s Presidential Affairs Committee …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Abaasi Nseera, the Imam of Masaka main mosque and three other members of his congregation have been remanded to prison for assault and inciting violence against worshipers. Abaasi Nseera, together with Hakim Nseera, Farouk Mulumba and Musa Tamale appeared before Masaka Grade One Magistrate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Minister of Works and Transport Gen. Katumba Wamala to take interest in the post state of roads in Nakaseke district. This followed a matter of national interest raised by Nakaseke Woman MP, Sarah Najjuma on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The resurgence of polio in Uganda is an indication that children have not been fully vaccinated. Dr Annet Kisakye, the immunization focal person at the World Health Organization Uganda office says that while the Ministry of Health is attributing the outbreak to cross border movement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has dismissed the petition challenging the election of the late Ffeffekka Sserubogo, the former Kayunga LC V chairperson. Boniface Musisi Bandikubi petitioned the court challenging the victory of Sserubogo on grounds that he was illegally nominated and lacked the necessary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdul Karim Ssekasi, the suspected leader of machete-wielding thugs that have been terrorizing Wakiso residents is in police custody. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that a team of police officers in Entebbe picked up Ssekasi when they responded to an alert as he was preparing …