Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi are holding a 24-year-old woman on allegations of defiling five boys. Police has identified the suspect as Scovia Nyamusana, a resident of Kamurasi cell, Nyangahya division in Masindi district. The victims whose names have been withheld because they are juveniles are …
Read More »Over 4,000 Acholi girls made pregnant during lockdown
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 33 teenage girls in Acholi are being made pregnant everyday since the lockdown when they stopped going to school. In all so far, a whopping 4,000 girls in the Acholi sub-region have become pregnant in four months of the lockdown an average …
Read More »Chaos in Naguru NRM primaries as losing camp refuses to be counted
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos in Naguru remand home 2 polling station in the LCV woman councilor NRM primaries after the losing camp refused to be counted. Although the election for other positions was held peacefully at the polling station located in Nakawa division on Friday, …
Read More »Poacher arrested selling baboon meat in Kiryandongo
Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Game rangers attached to Murchison Falls National National Park have arrested a poacher they caught red handed selling baboon meat to travelers along Kampala-Gulu highway in Kiryandongo district. Wilson Kagoro, the community conservation warden at Murchison Falls National Park identifies the suspect as 28-year-old …
Read More »Church will not be a haven for corruption – Religious Leaders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders have committed to ensuring that their platforms and premises are not used as havens for corruption. They equally committed to pushing for the implementation of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009 that provides for asset recovery. The commitment was made at the end of a …
Read More »Ofwono Opondo says attack at his home is opposition plan B in action
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government Spokesperson Ofwono Opondo has said the attack at his family home on Thursday night was plotted by those opposing the government in order to spread fear among people who vigorously oppose them. Last night at around 8:30 pm, two unidentified men wearing black …
Read More »Family of victim stoned to death in NRM polls cry out
Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When the NRM party primary elections came to her Kaaro village in Isingiro district, Vastah Aryankwasa was a happy mother of four, safely being provided for by her husband Gordon Muhumuza. At the end of polling day, Gordon lay dead under a pile of stones, …
Read More »Late arrival of election officers, low turn-up mar NRM primaries in Luweero
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The late arrival of election officers and low turn up of voters have marred National Resistance Movement (NRM) Primaries in Luweero town . The National Resistance Movement (NRM) is today electing party flag bearers for the position of LC5 Chairperson, District Councillors and City Mayors …
Read More »Late delivery of voting materials delays voting in Mbarara City
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Late deliver of voting registers has delayed the kick off of voting in most areas of Mbarara city. Voting that was supposed to kick off at 11:00 Am was delayed by an hour at most polling centres. At Kiswahili All saints church polling station, the …
Read More »NRM party primaries postponed in Soroti city
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Electoral Commission of Soroti has postponed the Soroti City Mayoral and Council party elections that should have taken place this Friday. The District Registrar, Musa Oroma says as the ruling party NRM, is holding its primary elections for contenders vying for the party’s …
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