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Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People Defense Force-UPDF soldiers deployed to guard Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Kashasha parish in Bufundi sub-county of Rubanda district are being accused of extortion and aggravated torture against the Batwa community. Batwa is a semi-nomadic ‘pygmy’ tribe that lived in the jungles …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly unveiled Malaria Free Uganda Fund has embarked on planting mosquito repellent trees to aid the prevention of breeding. The Fund’s board chairman Kenneth Wycliffe Mugisha of the Rotarian Malaria Partners-Uganda says their activities have started with Arua district this morning and that the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu regional referral hospital is seeking Shillings 260 million to settle a debt resulting from the supply of food for Covid-19 patients. Dr. James Elima, the director Gulu regional referral hospital says they haven’t paid food suppliers for four months. He says the situation has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police leaders in the West Nile have embarked on series of reconciliation and security meetings at Rhino camp in Madi Okollo district in a bid prevent potential future revenge attacks between South Sudanese refugees and host communities. A violent revenge attack left 10 South Sudanese …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rugby Africa, the administrative body of rugby unions in Africa has today concluded a COVID-19 relief campaign in which they have distributed aid worth EUR 170,000 from their solidarity fund to 31 rugby federations around the continent. Among the countries that have benefited include Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation- ANT has questioned the rationale used by Electoral Commission to delay the nomination of presidential candidates saying this will deny them sufficient time to campaign across the country. According to the EC roadmap, the nomination of presidential candidates will take …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With so much attention now focused on the Covid-19 pandemic, His Highness of the Iteso Cultural Union Papa Emorimor Augustine Osuban decided to inject fresh energy in the fight against the incurable killer disease of HIV/Aids that still kills over 20,000 Ugandans a year even …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 farmers from Rushenyi County, Ntungamo district are protesting the non-payment of more than 670 million shillings by Birunga dairy. The farmers supplied milk to the dairy between January and September 2019. The farmers are accusing Innocent Bisangwa the proprietor of Birunga dairy …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Time is finally out for two hippopotamuses that have have continued to destroy food crops and even kill domestic animals for two years ever since they invaded Gaya parish in Pabo sub county of Amuru district. Following persistent cries from the people of Amuru and …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF imposters are in custody at the Jinja based Gaddafi barracks. Simon Waiswa and Muzamiru Kawuzi were picked up from Buwenge town council on Wednesday evening for illegally using military attire to rob unsuspecting members of the public. The arrest of …