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Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Alebtong District have arrested a 39-year-old teacher for allegedly defiling a 16-year-old girl.  The suspect has been identified as Denish Erem, a teacher at Akura Senior Secondary School. It is alleged that the girl was defiled by Erem at his residence in …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has started the display of the National Voters’ Register. The exercise which started on Friday will run until 15th May. It is aimed at helping the electoral body clean up the voters’ register. While launching the exercise, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been officially declared Ebola-free. This was at an event held in Mbale city on Saturday, ending an outbreak announced at the end of January when a 32-year-old nurse succumbed to the disease at Mulago National Referral Hospital. Speaking at this event attended …

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Jinja District have tasked the police to heighten measures to curb insecurity caused by gangs. Several youths between the ages of 18-25 have been implicated in Butagaya sub-county, in Jinja district, for attacking and robbing residents. Residents who have fallen victim to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Apostolic Nuncio to Uganda, Archbishop Luigi Bianco, has called on the faithful and the Church to actively promote peace in a world plagued by conflicts and war. The Papal Nuncio drew inspiration from the late Pope Francis’ teachings, emphasising that peace is essential …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mwanga 2 Magistrates Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Moses Tumwine, one of the accused persons in the case in which nine people are accused of giving false information to police, accusing Rubaga Miracle Centre Church’s lead Pastor Robert Kayanja of sodomy. …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has set a date for the hearing of a land dispute involving a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier, Major Mark Wanyama and Mukono businessman, Jackson Twinamasiko, after failed mediation. The two have, since 2019, been in the limelight …

ROME, ITALY | THE INDEPENDENT | The coffin of Pope Francis has been sealed in a private ceremony in St Peter’s Basilica, after some 250,000 mourners paid their respects.  Public viewing of Pope Francis’s body ended on Friday. The ceremony, led by Cardinal-Camerlengo Kevin Farrell, began with the reading of a …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has ruled that the demolition of St. Peter’s Church in Ndeeba was illegal, overturning previous execution orders that had authorized the eviction of the church by Spear Link Auctioneers and Bailiffs. In a unanimous decision, a panel of three justices—Irene …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Quality Chemical Industries Limited (Qcil), Uganda’s leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, has successfully held an annual medical camp at St. Stephen’s Church of Uganda, Luzira, in commemoration of World Malaria Day 2025. The event was grounded in this year’s global theme: “Malaria Ends With Us: Reinvest, …