Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two top officials from the Legal Directorate of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF were in a meeting with senior police officers at the Criminal Investigations Directorate Headquarters in Kibuli to decide the fate of Presidential aspirant, Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde. They are Colonel Moses Wandera, …
Read More »Lumumba orders NRM executive members contesting in primaries to take leave
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary General of National Resistance Movement – NRM has directed all executive committee members in party structures who have been nominated to participate in primaries to take leave of office with immediate effect. Justine Kasule Lumumba says that the cardinal duty of executive …
Read More »Africa declared free of wild poliovirus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa has been declared free of wild poliovirus, four years since a case was last reported on the continent. This marks the eradication of the second virus from the face of the continent since smallpox 40 years ago. The last case of wild poliovirus …
Read More »10 UBC staff test positive for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has reduced access to its Kampala office for both staff and members of the public after ten people at the media house tested positive for COVID-19. A statement issued today by the media house indicated that the cases were from …
Read More »Mao in talks with Acholi MPs to join DP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Democratic Party President Norbert Mao is wooing Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region to join the party. This follows the defection of 10 DP Members of Parliament to the National Unity Platform (NUP) this month. DP which is left with only five members of …
Read More »Teargas rocks Mbale high court ahead of Kyagulanyi’s case
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Tension is high at Mbale High Court ahead of the hearing of a suit filed by the National Unit Platform party President, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine against key security officials in Mbale district for blocking his radio talk show. This morning, Police used teargas to …
Read More »Uproar as Pajulu bridge breaks down
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT Transport is paralyzed between Arua City and the Democratic Republic of Congo- DRC following the breakdown of the major bridge connecting the two areas. Pajulu bridge, which crosses River Enyau caved in because of heavy rains and flooding. The temporary bridge is believed to have …
Read More »Parliament renews call for gov’t to open remaining sectors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has reechoed the need for government to open different sectors still under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. She made the call during plenary on Tuesday afternoon as Parliament resumed business after a two weeks’ recess. In her communication to …
Read More »Private Universities struggle to adjust fees structure on e-learning for continuing students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private universities are stuck on whether or not to increase tuition as they move to embrace Open, Distance and E-Learning-ODEL system to ensure learning under the Covid-19 lockdown. The universities have made heavy investments in learning management systems, equipment and software purchases. Dr. Mouhamad …
Read More »Unfocused investigations affecting justice in SGBV cases- DPP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unfocused police investigations are affecting the dispensation of justice in Sexual and Gender Based Violence-SGBV cases, the Director of Public Prosecutions, Justice Jane Frances Abodo has revealed. She was speaking to journalists on the sidelines of one-day training for members of the Justice Law …
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