Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudanese authorities have handed back eight head of cattle looted by cattle rustlers from local farmers in the Northern Uganda District of Lamwo. A five-member delegation of security personnel from South Sudan’s Torit state accompanied by political and cultural leaders handed the animals to …
Read More »Eight environmental police officers arrested for escorting illegal charcoal
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmental police are on the spot after 8 of their officers were arrested for escorting trucks transporting illegal charcoal from Amuru district en-route to Kampala. The officers were arrested at Olwal trading centre, Lamogi sub-county Amuru district escorting three trucks registration numbers UBD 366G, UAZ …
Read More »Court questions Rwanda’s honesty in border closure case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of three Judges of the East African Court of Justice hearing the case in which a Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali sued Rwanda for closing its borders has questioned the honesty of Rwanda’s government. This came after the Attorney General of Rwanda who was …
Read More »Chaos in Ntinda NRM primaries over double voting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The election of National Resistance Movement -NRM mayoral candidates in Nakawa Mayor turned chaotic in Ntinda as several voters kept moving from one polling station to another. The elections that started at 11;00 am attracted largely organised groups of people who lined up to vote …
Read More »NRM Primaries: Security arrests over 400 people in Ntungamo municipality
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntungamo police have arrested 400 people believed to have been ferried into the municipality to participate in the National Resistance Movement-NRM party primary elections. The suspects were picked up in an operation that was conducted on Sunday night and this morning in different parts of …
Read More »Ebola style burial bad for COVID-19 victims – Expert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public health practitioner Prof. Freddie Sengooba has urged the Ministry of Health (MOH) to review and stop the protocol that they are currently using to bury people who succumb to COVID-19. He said they have borrowed the approach of Ebola hemorrhagic fever which presents differently …
Read More »NRM Primaries: Kampala central voters defy party guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in the National Resistance Movement-NRM primaries for Kampala Central division mayoral candidates and councillors have defied the party guidelines by voting before the stipulated time. Recently, the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson, Dr Tanga Odoi directed that no election primary elections take place before the …
Read More »Is it still possible for schools to reopen this academic year?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing anxiety on the proposed re-opening of educational institutions, which were closed in March, to protect the over 15 million learners in high-risk concentration centres, against the COVID-19 threat. At that time of the closure, the idea was that learners could report back …
Read More »Man arrested taking child’s head to Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating a man who has allegedly delivered a child’s head at the parliament building disguised as a wrapped gift to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga. The man whose identity is not yet disclosed, was intercepted at the parliament gate opposite the National Theatre by security …
Read More »Chaos erupts as voters reject election results in Nakulabye parish
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A heated argument has erupted between supporters of Juliet Wanyana and Aisha Namutebi who are contesting for the NRM flag for the position of Woman Councilor in Nakulabye parish, Lubaga division. Drama ensued when the presiding officer Isaac Ahebwa declared that Juliet Wanyana, a resident …
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