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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businessman David Katumwa has been arraigned before Makindye Magistrates Court and charged with abduction. The charge attracts a jail sentence of seven years. The court heard that on September 24, 2020, in Luwafu zone, Makindye division, Katumwa, a candidate for the Nansana municipality parliamentary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several places of worship have remained closed in parts of Teso nearly a month after the government allowed public prayers to partially resume. After close to seven months of inactivity as a measure to control the spread of coronavirus disease, places of worship were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has asked candidates intending to hold road drives to first seek permission from the authority. This is to ensure that KCCA approves the route, time and how much sound will be emitted during the drive. The State Minister for Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The physical planning department of Masaka city has prohibited the sale and purchase of plots below dimensions of 50 by 100 meters as a way of regulating infrastructure development in the area. The Physical Planning Act-2010 and its amended version of 2020 gives powers to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has asked High Court to reject an application by presidential aspirant Retired Lt General Henry Tumukunde seeking to forward a file challenging the Criminal Investigations Department’s summons to the Constitutional Court for interpretation. In August 2020, Tumukunde through his lawyers led by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milk production in several parts of Teso has been affected by the ongoing rains and flooding. The worst-hit are the districts of Kapelebyong, Serere and Katakwi where gardens are submerged and pasture surrounded by pools of water. Several animals have reportedly died and others too …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement party leaders from Bugisu sub-region have handed a written petition to Speaker Rebecca Kadaga demanding for creation of more administrative units to extend services nearer to their people. In the document which they handed to Kadaga during a Bugisu region NRM party …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Continuous rains and inflows from rivers around the Rwenzori region are responsible for the rising water levels in Lake Albert and flooding of surrounding areas. The floods have devastated several areas in Ntoroko district where more than 70,000 people are living in camps in Kanara …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has received more than 100 petitions challenging the nomination of Parliamentary candidates from various constituencies across the country. The nominations were concluded a week ago. Electoral Commission Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi explained that some of the petitions are from the National …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Central Bank has noted that the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown has led to economic growth recovery.  In its latest monetary policy statement, the BOU says the easing of the lockdown, the stability of the exchange rate, as well as a feeble improvement in …