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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change -FDC party is still hopeful that its former president Dr Kiiza Besigye will pick nomination forms to contest for the presidency once again. The party opened a two day’s exercise calling for those who meet the qualifications to carry …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five staff of Radio Pacis in Arua have been isolated at Arua hospital after they tested positive for COVID-19. The five include two security guards stationed at the radio station’s transmission mast, the station cashier and two presenters attached to the 94.5 fm studios …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP President Norbert Mao has said although the party was saddened by the defection of 11 of its 15 Members of Parliament and other senior members to the National Unity Platform-NUP headed by Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, they are working around the clock …

Rukungiri , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roland Mugume Kaginda, the incumbent Rukungiri Municipality Member of Parliament has been defeated in the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party primaries. Kaginda lost to Dr Wallen Niwagaba Tumwiine who polled 130 votes against Kaginda’s 62 votes while Ingrid Turinawe, the National political …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale Regional Referral Hospital has for the second time stopped admitting COVID-19 patients due to lack of space. The hospital director Dr Emmanuel Tugaineyo says that all the 50 beds in the COVID-19 isolation unit are occupied. Mbale Regional Referral Hospital serves 16 districts …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has arrested a man for masquerading as an official from Isimba prisons farm in Masindi district and conning nine people Shillings 100 million. CID spokesperson Charles Twine identifies the suspect as Gerald Muntuyera alias Rogers Akugizibwe. According to Twine, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road users along the Kampala Northern bypass may continue to endure traffic jams and accidents as Uganda Road’s Authority (UNRA) delays the eviction of illegal taxi stages along the highway. The authority blamed traffic jams and accidents along Northern bypass on illegal taxi stages which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee has given Butabika National Referral Hospital an ultimatum of one week to present records of implemented activities in the financial year 2018/2019. This followed the failure by the hospital administrators to explain why the hospital had recorded several unimplemented and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential aspirant ,General Henry Tumukunde has been arrested in Njeru municipality in Buikwe district. Tumukunde was picked up from Royal Paradise Hotel where he was meeting his campaign coordinators by police officers led by Hilary Mukiza, the officer in charge of Njeru police station. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aswa river region police leadership has launched an outreach programme to sensitize retired police officers and their spouses to prepare for life outside Uganda Police force. This follows the failure by dozens of retired police officers to vacate police barracks after being discharged …