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Tumukunde seeks Constitutional Court protection from CID summons

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential aspirant retired Lt General Henry Tumukunde has petitioned the High Court asking it to forward the file in which he is challenging the summons issued by the Criminal Investigations Department of police to the constitutional court for interpretation. Last month, Tumukunde through his …

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Jinja hospital ambulance grounded for six months

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja regional referral hospital has been operating for six months without an ambulance after the official vehicle broke down in March. A source attached to the hospital who spoke to us on condition of anonymity says that the ambulance with registration plates UG 3635M …

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Mixed reactions from administrators as president clears sports to resume

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government’s decision to lift the suspension on sports activities has generated mixed reactions from sports administrators. During his latest nationwide address on the Covid-19 pandemic in the country on Sunday, President Yoweri Museveni said sports should resume provided the organisers of different sports …

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Latif Sebaggala drops out of Kampala mayoral race

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe North MP Latif Sebaggala has suspended his mayoral bid days after he was endorsed by the National Unity Platform for the race. He said that the decision was based on the need for a stronger opposition as the country heads for the 2021 …

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500K bounty placed for every Moroto prison escapee captured

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija has offered a bounty for prison escapees in Moroto. Dr. Byabashaija who is in Moroto on an inspection duty following the escape of 219 prisoners on Wednesday says he will reward anyone who recovers a gun …

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28 arrested in Mityana for encroaching on wetlands during lockdown

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-eight people in Mityana district are in trouble for encroaching on wetlands during the Covid-19 lockdown. Yasiin Bbira, the Mityana district natural resources officer says some of the encroachers have already appeared in court while others are in the process of being arraigned. According …

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10 arrested for theft of road construction materials

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kagadi police are holding 10 people accused of breaking into the site of Shengli Engineering Construction group. The suspects whose identities have been withheld by police for fear of jeopardizing their investigations are accused of stealing 25 drums of bitumen from the site in the …

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Jacobsen seeks renewal of thermal power generation contract

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Energy company Jacobsen Uganda Power Plant Company Ltd has applied to have its license renewed for the operation of the Namanve thermal power plant amid protests questioning the need for its expensive power when the country is generating more electricity than the existing demand. …

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Bunyoro-Tooro regional kadhi impeached

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Muhammed Irumba, the Bunyoro-Tooro muslim regional kadhi has been impeached for alleged gross misconduct. Sheikh Irumba was impeached by the joint session committee of Bunyoro-Tooro muslim region on a string of accusations levelled against him by muslim leaders in the region. The Joint Session …

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