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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted bail to Caroline Kembabazi an assistant private secretary to President Yoweri Museveni who is facing charges of giving false information to the Electoral Commission. Kembabazi was on Friday granted a cash bail of one million shillings by the court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Eastern Equatoria State of South Sudan have tasked their Ugandan counterparts to enforce a strict ban on the sale of crude gin to its citizens across the border. The call comes amidst a boom in trade of the illicit gin by Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people including a contestant for Buwama town council chair in Mpigi district have been kidnapped by unknown people who were travelling in a drone and a super custom vehicle, raising fears among candidates and supporters of the opposition. Among the people whose whereabouts are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Urban refugees living in Kampala have asked security personnel to provide them with security ahead of next week’s elections. The refugees are living in fear about the likely outbreak of violence during and after the elections. There are over 1.4 million refugees in Uganda of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has criticized opposition defections to the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party as useless and meaningless. Oulanyah who defected from UPC to NRM in 2006 said that the defections are only geared towards monetary benefits from members of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Salaamu Musumba’s bid to end Rebecca Kadaga’s stretch as the Kamuli district woman representative has been met with mixed reactions from the public with some supporting her whereas others want her to back down from the race. Much as the Kamuli district woman MP race …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Namisindwa district have tasked the presidential candidates to prioritize service delivery in the district when voted into office. They argue that their area is lagging in terms of quality services ranging from the health care system which is characterized by frequent drug stock-outs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After being held in police cells for more than a week, 60 year old Baguma Rajab, the LC1 chairman Nyakabaale village in Fort Portal city has had his fate change after a 14 year old girl who had accused him of defiling her suddenly changed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded 49 supporters of National Unity Platform political party to Kigo and Kitalya government prisons. They were on Friday arraigned before Court presided over by Lt General Andrew Gutti and charged with illegal possession of ammunition. The prosecution …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrate Court in Lira has remanded two suspects for allegedly assaulting and robbing a news anchor of Voice of Lango. The suspects: Godwin Achai 47-year-old and Elvis Omara, 40-year-old all residents of Bazar West, Central Division in Lira City East were arrested …