Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bundibugyo district security committee has imposed a night curfew in the district to curb threats of violence ahead of the NRM party primaries. The curfew came into effect today. The Deputy RDC Umar Muhanguzi issued the directive calling on the local community to be …
Read More »Heavy deployment in Sembabule ahead of NRM primaries
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy deployment of police and the army in Sembabule district ahead of tomorrow’s National Resistance Movement – NRM party primaries. Armed security personnel are already patrolling the different areas of Sembabule to avert any cases of violence. The Deputy Inspector General of …
Read More »Kitgum parliamentary aspirant thrown out of NRM headquaters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There were chaotic scenes at the NRM Electoral Commission in Kampala early today as police battled with a candidate who wanted his opponent’s candidature cancelled. Charles Ocaya, a candidate in the NRM primaries for Chwa West constituency in Kitgum district was forcefully evicted from …
Read More »Police battles voters, candidates in Kabalagala parish youth elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates from the National Unity Platform-NUP have boycotted a re-run of parish youth elections in parts of Kabalagala, a suburb of Kampala. The candidates said they could not take part in a process that is characterised by chaos. The NUP candidates had invited their …
Read More »UVRI accredited among COVID-19 reference laboratories in Africa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) has been accredited by the World Health Organization-WHO as one of the COVID-19 reference laboratories in Africa. The laboratory which is spearheading COVID-19 testing in the country is one of eight laboratories that were accredited as reference laboratories …
Read More »DPP seeks to take over Mabirizi’s case against Bobi Wine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecutions-DPP has written to the Buganda Road Court asking to take over the private criminal proceedings instituted against the National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi over his false age. Kampala city lawyer Male Mabirizi last week instituted the proceedings against …
Read More »Hima NRM registrar accused of putting ghosts on register
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of NRM aspirants in Hima town council, Kasese district have showed dissatisfaction with the manner in which unknown persons are being added to the town council register. They accuse the Hima town council registrar Bernadette Nabukenya together with other persons within the …
Read More »Health Ministry lacks follow up mechanism for discharged COVID patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of coronavirus recovered patients discharged from hospitals are not being followed up by the Ministry of Health , eliciting fears that many could be silently battling COVID-19 health after-effects. According to several health officials, there is no mechanism to follow up. This leaves …
Read More »MP Luttamaguzi Semakula, 22 others granted bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakaseke South Member of Parliament Luttamaguzi Ssemakula and 22 other suspects who are accused of disregarding COVID-19 guidelines have been granted bail. Luttamaguzi, Violet Nakalema, an aspirant for the Nakaseke Woman Parliamentary Seat and 21 others were remanded to Kitalya and Kasangati prisons by …
Read More »Father Musaala sues company over copyright
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic priest Father Anthony Musaala has sued a manufacturing company of Alleluia Natural Drink accusing them of having used his song in the product marketing without his consent. Musaala’s case is filed before the Civil Division of High Court through his lawful attorney Henry …
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