Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Mityana and Kassanda districts have tasked the Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) Presidential candidate Rtd. Gen. Greg Mugisha Muntu to form an alliance with National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu and defeat President Museveni. The voters at Zigoti, Kabule, Mityana town …
Read More »Tumukunde promises interest-free loans to market vendors
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential candidate Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde has pledged to improve the livelihood of market vendors through the provision of interest-free loans and the introduction of certificates of ownership for market stalls. The former security minister says that through the certificates of ownership, unnecessary evictions will …
Read More »NUP, police agree on Kyagulanyi’s campaign venues in Kalangala
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) coordinators and Police in Kalangala District have agreed on the campaign venues for the Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Rajab Ssemakula the NUP coordinator in Kalangala says Kyagulanyi will on Wednesday campaign in Kyamuswa County which include Kacungwa in Mazinga …
Read More »Scars of domestic violence torment 28-year-old mother in Nwoya
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 28-year-old woman in Nwoya District is tormented by scars of the agony arising from a decade of brutality meted on her by her partner. Alice Adokorach, a mother of five who left her parents’ home at a tender age says her relationship has deprived …
Read More »Musician Eric Opoka agrees to improve Tumbiza song
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Eric Opoka has agreed to produce an improved version of the “Tumbiza sound” song to encourage observance of the Covid-19 Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs. Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Health asked the Uganda Communication Commission-UCC to ban the song on grounds that some of …
Read More »Cheptegei determined to match the Akii Bua Olympics legend
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | If there is one thing likely to push Joshua Cheptegei to the limit in 2021, it is the fear that winning an Olympic double might not be enough to confirm him as the legend he has always dreamt of becoming. “I always told my coach …
Read More »Musician Eric Opoka agrees to improve Tumbiza song
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musician Eric Opoka alias Eezzy has agreed to produce an improved version of the “Tumbiza sound” song to encourage observance of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures- SOPs. Two weeks ago, the Ministry of Health asked the Uganda Communications Commission-UCC to ban the song on grounds …
Read More »Father of killed 10 year old girl losing hope for justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hakim Sibukyu, the father of a girl who was allegedly raped and strangled to death in January says he is slowly losing hope for justice. Kirabo aged 10 went missing on January 9th and two days later, her body was found dumped in a flat …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda wins Best Banking Group Brand and Best CSR Bank of the Year awards
Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Absa Bank Uganda has been named the Banking Group Brand of the Year (Uganda) and Best CSR Bank (Uganda) 2020 by the Global Banking and Finance Review Awards, it said in a notice. The bank’s (Absa) education and skills development training programs provided to employees, …
Read More »Eight arrested over kidnap and murder of man in Kagadi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people have been arrested in connection to the kidnap and murder of a 22 year-old man who went missing in Kagadi town council. Jacob Tumusiime went missing on December 22, 2020. His body was found dumped in the caves of Kibanga hills in Kagadi …
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