Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four leaders of Tororo West division in Tororo Municipality were arrested on Monday for protesting the poor state of some roads in the area. The suspects were apprehended while staging a demonstration at the Municipal Council offices, carrying placards with inscriptions such as “West division …
Read More »Chief Justice outlines strategies to address case backlogs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alphonso Owiny Dollo has outlined a series of strategies to address the problem of case delays and backlogs affecting the judiciary’s image in Uganda. Speaking at a five-day induction/retreat for 28 judges elevated to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court, as well …
Read More »Upgrading Anglican Martyrs Shrine arena requires Sh1.1billion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Martyrs Development Committee is seeking up to 1.150 billion Shillings to purchase a public address system and roof the sitting arena at the Anglican Martyrs Shrine in Namugongo. Uganda Martyrs Development Committee Chairperson Retired Bishop Jackson Matovu said roofing of the sitting arena is …
Read More »Key suspect in Nagirinya, Kitayimbwa murder case asks for Sh50m to summon witnesses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Maria Nagirinya and Ronald Kitayimbwa murder case took a dramatic turn on Monday when self-represented suspect Komporiyamu Kasolo asked the high court for Shillings 50 million to summon his witnesses. The former social worker and her driver were kidnapped and killed in August …
Read More »AG: Mabirizi’s application to block iron sheets cases lacks merit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has opposed Lawyer Male Mabirizi’s application, which seeks a declaration that the investigations, arrests, detentions, and subsequent prosecutions of some suspects implicated in the diversion of iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja are illegal. The Attorney General, in an …
Read More »Vlogger Isma Murder: Home CCTV videos provide new evidence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As joint security forces continue to piece together the motive and perpetrators of the killing of renowned Vlogger Ibrahim Tusubira, also known as Isma Olaxes or Jajja Ichuli, progress is being made in the investigations. Eleven videos captured by police and private cameras have …
Read More »Ugandan troops recover 120 stolen cows from Nyatura Militia
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Troops under a peacekeeping mission in the war-troubled province of North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have recovered 120 cows from suspected Nyatura militia. The animals were recovered between the weekend and Monday from the militia operating in the areas of Kinyandoni, …
Read More »Mabirizi awarded Sh5m in access to information case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates Court in Mengo has ordered the government to compensate lawyer Male Mabirizi with five million Shillings for violating his right to access information. Mabirizi wrote to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Works and Transport on July 23, 2021, seeking access to …
Read More »NARO urged to focus on basic research to solve ordinary problems
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries, David Kasura Kyomukama, has called upon the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO) to prioritize research and technology that addresses the problems of ordinary farmers rather than just publishing articles in journals. Kyomukama …
Read More »Gov’t starts feasibility study on proposed industrial parks in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government through the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has embarked on undertaking feasibility study on the three proposed industrial parks in the West Nile region. The feasibility study comes nearly two years after three districts in the region offered acres of land for establishment of industrial …
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