NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nyabushozi County MP Col Fred Mwesigye has been declared the winner of the National Resistance Movement-NRM flag in Nyabushozi County after the cancellation of the repeated primary elections initially scheduled for today, October 6, 2020. The declaration follows a decision by contenders to withdraw from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people are nursing critical injuries at Atutur general hospital after a bus accident on Monday evening. A Gateway bus registration number, UAH 781Z rammed into a house of John Luke Akiiso along Soroti- Mbale road in Olupe trading center, Kumi sub county in Kumi …

 Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gerald Zzinga, an NUP coordinator, Sunday Kamala,  Kakembo Yuda and Buculi, all residents of Nkose landing site in Mazinga sub-county, Kalangala district are languishing behind bars after being detained over assaulting Ssebuwufu Joseph, an NRM supporter It is alleged that these four raided a bar …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapchorwa general hospital has resumed its operations after spending two weeks under lockdown. The hospital halted services across various departments after more than 20 medical workers tested positive for Covid-19. The affected departments included pharmacy, female and male wards, children’s ward, outpatient department and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The postponement of the ruling by the NRM elections tribunal for the Rubanda East County NRM party flag bearer has angered residents. The NRM’s elections dispute tribunal on Monday adjourned the ruling between the incumbent Henry Ariganyira Musasizi and the incumbent Rubanda district chairman Kenneth …

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party leaders in Bukomansimbi district have petitioned the party’s Secretary-General Justine Kasule Lumumba demanding disciplinary action against members of the tribunal looking into petitions that emerged out of the primaries. The petitioners led by Shafick Mwanje the Bukomansimbi NRM district chairperson …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Service John Byabashaija has suspended Norman Aruho, the Officer in Charge of Moroto Prisons to pave way for investigations into the prison break at the facility. Uganda Prisons Spokesperson Frank Baine says Aruho has been suspended together with his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Budget committee of Parliament have raised a red flag over a supplementary request of an additional Shillings 160bn for the presidential initiative on job and wealth creation. The poverty alleviation initiative that has been dubbed ‘Emyooga’ targets Ugandans from 18 clusters including …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH)  is set call all people that returned from the Middle East and India in September for retesting, owing to the high number of positive cases recorded. This was revealed by Dr. Richard Mugahi, the Ministry of Health official in charge …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of the Forum for Democratic Change – FDC, Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa have called on party members to actively participate during the forth coming party primary elections. Eng. Amuriat and Ambassador Biriggwa who will contest against each other to determine …