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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new panel of Court of Appeal Justices has started hearing afresh an application by Lubaga South Legislator, Kato Lubwama seeking to block his voter Habib Buwembo from filing a petition for his dismissal from parliament for lack of the requisite academic qualifications. The new panel …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is probing a decision by the United Nations to sublease Uganda Police Land in Naguru to Used car dealers. The land which houses the Police Training School was offered by the government to the United Nations African Institute for …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Lenju LC 1 in Kigorobya Sub County in Hoima district are protesting the heavy deployment of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers on their land. According to the residents, the soldiers were deployed in the area on Thursday last week. The soldiers have since …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala police are holding three men accused of digging a hole in Edmond Building with intentions of robbing a merchandise store. The suspects are Adam Ssebugabo, John Ssebaggala and Martin Matovu. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesman, says the suspects rented a room …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has directed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the country’s missions and properties abroad. The Committee Chaired by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Justice Forum-JEEMA Party has advised its members aspiring for different political positions not to pick nomination or expression of interest forms from People Power pressure group, saying the party is running a similar exercise. The JEEMA Secretary General, Muhammad Kateregga told a number of aspirants …

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several farmers along the Uganda –Tanzania border in Isingiro District are crying foul after losing over 300 acres of crop gardens to Tanzanians. Farmers often cross to Tanzania through porous entry points during the planting season where they hire land from Tanzanian for farming. However, …

Pallisa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 22 school girls in Pallisa district have conceived during the lock down. The affected are all primary seven pupils. Statistics from Pallisa District Probation Office show that the girls conceived between March and June this year. Five of the 22 cases were reported …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four police commanders from Masaka region have been summoned to the Professional Standards Unit-PSU over scandals rocking the force under their jurisdiction. They are Masaka District Police Commander, Bosco Bakasahaba, the Masaka Region Criminal Investigations Officer, Elias Bayiruka, the Officer in Charge of Operations, Owen …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Vice-Chancellors from Gulu and Soroti universities are predicting doom if e-learning systems are rolled out before training students on how to navigate and use them. Several Universities have adopted the technology-driven solutions to sustain learning after the closure of educational institutions in the wake of …