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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Freda Mubanda Kasse, the Masaka district NRM woman parliamentary candidate has died. Mubanda passed on, Tuesday night at Aga Khan Hospital in Nairobi where she has been undergoing treatment for an undisclosed illness. Mubanda’s close family friend told URN this morning on the condition of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Apaa township in Amuru district has rejected the long lasting insecticide treated mosquito nets in the ongoing distribution by the Ministry of Health. The town council chairperson, Maliam Abwola told URN on Wednesday morning that his executive resolved to reject the 384 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Inspector-General of Police Gen. Edward Kale Kayihura made several mistakes on the orders of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has told voters in Kisoro. He was speaking at his campaign rally at Ssaza playground in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 41-year-old businessman on Tuesday night was shot dead by unknown gunmen. Michael Fadul Ali who operates a mobile money and grocery shop at Coo-pe trading center, Bungatira sub county in Gulu district was shot at around 11 pm in his shop. Geoffrey Roman, the …

📌 UNEB EXAMS TIMETABLE ✳ Feb 26 ▶ UCE Briefing ✳ March 1- April 6 ▶ UCE exams ✳ March 26 ▶ PLE briefing ✳ March 30-31 ▶ PLE exams ✳ April 9 ▶ UACE brifing ✳ April 12- May 3 ▶ UACE exams Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 60 percent of young girls and women admitted to having  sexual intercourse before attaining 18-years, the age of consent in Uganda. A survey by the Makerere University School of Public health has found that while 3 in 10 girls who are in school acknowledged having …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Foreign Affairs Ministry has finally signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the occupants of Uganda House in Nairobi to pave way for renovations. The renovation works have stalled for five years even after a contractor was identified and funds availed for the …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Independent Presidential Aspirant, Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta on Tuesday failed to campaign in Kisoro, Rukiga and Rubanda Districts.   Kabuleta only campaigned in Kabale town where he met his supporters at Victoria Inn in Kabale town. Kabuleta says that he was unable to campaign in the three …

Pader, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leaders in Pader district are divided over irregularities in the distribution of motorcycles meant for mobilization for the 2021 general elections.   In September, the district received 23 motorcycles from the NRM party headquarters. It was meant to be given …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki has shared his agony of handling two presidential election petitions and the key issues that should be taken into account should such petitions come up in the future. He shared his experience at a four day’s symposium in Kampala with …