Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North MP Latif Sebaggala has suspended his mayoral bid days after he was endorsed by the National Unity Platform for the race. He said that the decision was based on the need for a stronger opposition as the country heads for the 2021 …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija has offered a bounty for prison escapees in Moroto. Dr. Byabashaija who is in Moroto on an inspection duty following the escape of 219 prisoners on Wednesday says he will reward anyone who recovers a gun …
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Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-eight people in Mityana district are in trouble for encroaching on wetlands during the Covid-19 lockdown. Yasiin Bbira, the Mityana district natural resources officer says some of the encroachers have already appeared in court while others are in the process of being arraigned. According …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe taxi tax enforcement team has impounded several private vehicles that illegally get involved in carrying passengers. The vehicles were impounded during an operation conducted along Entebbe highway near State House on Monday. Taxi operators in the area blame private vehicle owners who …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kagadi police are holding 10 people accused of breaking into the site of Shengli Engineering Construction group. The suspects whose identities have been withheld by police for fear of jeopardizing their investigations are accused of stealing 25 drums of bitumen from the site in the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Energy company Jacobsen Uganda Power Plant Company Ltd has applied to have its license renewed for the operation of the Namanve thermal power plant amid protests questioning the need for its expensive power when the country is generating more electricity than the existing demand. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Muhammed Irumba, the Bunyoro-Tooro muslim regional kadhi has been impeached for alleged gross misconduct. Sheikh Irumba was impeached by the joint session committee of Bunyoro-Tooro muslim region on a string of accusations levelled against him by muslim leaders in the region. The Joint Session …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several aspirants who turned up for nomination for local council at the electoral commission offices in Ntinda left frustrated after they failed to get nominated. The aspirants who were over 1000 endured the whole day at the Kampala district electoral area in Ntinda only to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University authorities are making plans to have fundraising strategies that will see alumni and people with an attachment to the university donate towards the restoration of the burnt iconic Ivory Tower. When the building caught fire on Sunday, many people who associate with the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Stella Nyanzi, the Forum for Democratic –FDC party candidate for the Kampala Woman Parliament seat is out on bail. Dr. Nyanzi appeared before Busia Grade One Magistrate Kaibei Cherotich together with her political assistant Roy Rugumaya, Derrick Maate and Yusuf Yona both photographers on …
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