NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Budget committee of Parliament have demanded for an audit into the funds received by government to handle the COVID-19 pandemic. The demand was put to the Finance Minister Matia Kasaija who appeared before the committee on Monday to present government priorities in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC chairman of Katabi-Kitubulu village in Entebbe, Eric Kyeyune has been shot dead this morning in Entebbe during a combined NRM-DP protest against alleged vote rigging. The deceased allegedly shot by soldiers has also been the National Resistance Movement -NRM chairperson of the area …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 people have been arrested in Kampala for alleged voter bribery and rigging in the local government elections. The Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said some of the suspects were arrested on Monday with pre-ticked ballot papers while others were bribing voters at various …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party candidate has won the Kasese municipality mayoral seat. The mayoral seat had been dominated by the National Resistance Movement-NRM party for the last ten years. Chance Kahindo Sibyavugha garnered 11,572 votes defeating NRM’s Kabbyanga Godfrey Baluku Kime who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers using Agoro Irrigation Scheme in Lamwo district to water their crops claim that water from the scheme could be having substances that negatively affect crop yield and soil fertility. Agoro Irrigation Scheme which serves more than 900 farmers was rehabilitated between 2012-2013 at a …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement -NRM party has taken the leadership of the two divisions in Mbarara city.  Mbarara is one of the new cities that started operations on  July 1, 2020. It is divided into Mbarara City North, comprising the areas of  Kamukuzi, Kakiika and …

Mwenge, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | David Muhumuza, the National Resistance Movement – NRM candidate, has been declared the winner of the Mwenge North County parliamentary seat.   The election was postponed from Jan 14 to Jan 25 after symbols and photos of two of the candidates were found mixed up on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A joint Security Force made of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces and the Uganda Police last night vacated the home of former National Unity Platform presidential candidate Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine.  Yesterday, the High Court sitting in Kampala ordered for the immediate withdrawal …

Mwenge, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP party candidates Paul Mugambe and Ali Kasirye have been declared winners of the Nakawa and Makindye Division Mayoral race respectively.  Mugambe polled 32,754 defeating the National Resistance Movement (NRM)’s Bruhan Byaruhanga Mugisha who garnered 20,671. FDC’s Daniel Muwonge Mugwanya got 3,301 votes …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Hippos will open their campaign against Mozambique at the U-20 Total Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) slated to take place next month in Mauritania. In the draws conducted on Monday at the Hilton Hotel in Yaounde, Cameroon by the Confederation of African Football …