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Abim, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Abim police are holding seven people accused of looting produce and torching a lorry belonging to Samuel Okwii, a businessman from Amuria district.  The suspects, who are related, are said to have looted sorghum and maize from Okwii’s truck when it passed near their …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Democratic Party-DP leaders in Lwengo, Masaka and Bukomansimbi districts are hesitant to embrace the candidature of their party President-General in the forthcoming general elections. Mao is among the eleven presidential candidates who were nominated by the Electoral Commission to contest for the country’s …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  In true Ugandan tradition, the Spear symbolizes royalty, coming of age, passing on responsibility and wisdom. The Spear album catapults this tradition into the future through an Afro-futurist, HipHop and Afropunk musical blend, with lyrics reflecting the demands of our time in both Luganda and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanbic Bank Uganda has partnered with the United Nations and other funding agencies to create an enterprise fund that will provide low-cost financing for informal sector businesses to enable them recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dubbed the Economic Enterprise Restart fund (EERF), it will aim to …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Independent Presidential Candidate Joseph Kiiza Kabuleta has promised to have in place ready markets for agricultural produces of farmers in the country. Kabuleta says finding market has long been a challenge for farmers not only in the Acholi sub-region but the entire country and …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A section of political leaders and voters in Kisoro district want Independent Presidential Candidate, Gen. Henry Tumukunde to apologize to them over his feud with former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura. Tumukunde who completed his campaign tour in Kigezi region …

Wakiso , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Presidential hopeful Willy Mayambala has not shown up for campaigns in Wakiso district. Mayambala was expected in the area of Nansana, Wakiso town council and Namayumba sub-county today.  But his campaign coordinator Jamal Karim told URN that the candidate was unable to make …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Internal disputes among the National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidates in Mukono district have frustrated efforts for holding joint campaigns. Unlike the opposition candidates who are campaigning jointly, each NRM candidate is campaigning separately after a series of bickering and wrangles, some of which can …

Rubanda, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A Heavy downpour and heavy security deployment have forced Independent Presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde to opt to door-to-door campaigns in Rubanda and Kabale districts.    Tumukunde who is currently in the Kigezi region was first blocked from entering Kisoro district on grounds that he …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Parts of Gulu city were covered in Teargas on Wednesday as police battled supporters of Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu.  Kyagulanyi, the head of the National Unity Platform was scheduled to hold a campaign meeting at Awere Playgrounds in Layibi-Bardege division. He arrived in …