Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has ordered Uganda Land Commission to pay more than one billion shillings to a man whose land fell under the Land Fund Program for compensation of the absentee Landlords. The order was made by Justice Musa Ssekaana after a successful …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “With the advancement of information technology will come more sophisticated crime”. This and other related statements are commonly used by even those who advance the need for a digitally-led society. This, therefore, means that the advancement in IT is a necessary evil, which will …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A company contracted by Makerere University to supply graduation gowns for their students is in court seeking to recover more than two billion shillings in arrears. The company -Team Uniform Limited- has filed its suit at the Commercial Division of High Court through its …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Human Rights Activist has petitioned High Court Civil Division to block the intended reopening of schools in the country. Gideon Tugume, the Executive Director of Human Rights Defenders Association Uganda HURIDA –Ug the intended reopening of schools is badly planned, illegal and discriminatory. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission and its Uganda Communication Commission have been criticised for looking on as media and people’s freedoms are trampled as the country advances towards the 2021 election process. Lawyers and civil society made the wake up call on UCC and EC during …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has revised the dates for nominations of Members of Parliament to October 15 and 16, to allow MPs to undertake deed polls for the reallighnment of their names. The new pronouncement by the Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama does not …
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Acholi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Acholi well-wishers in the diaspora have started a fundraising drive to support families troubled by the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Northern Uganda. The intervention follows a virtual meeting held in July between local leaders and the Acholi in the diaspora based in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 95 per cent of the people who use boats don’t wear life jackets, yet when a drowning accident happens, very few get rescue support. A study by the Makerere University School of Public Health has found that the entire Uganda Police Marines …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) has lined up 27 candidates in Kasese District to hold the party flag in various political positions ahead of the 2021 general election. The 27 include one parliamentary aspirant, three aspirants for LC III chairperson positions and councilors. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s banking sector has joined Diamond Trust Bank in the fight to overturn a court judgement that saw DTB lose a 42 billion Shilling case to Ham Enterprises. The industry fears that this decision if implemented, will have far-reaching consequences on the industry. Ham …
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