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Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  An Author Edward Mashate has petitioned the Registrar in Charge of the Commercial Division of High Court seeking judgement in a case filed against the government for infringing on his copyright. Mashate dragged the government to court seeking compensation for damages and costs for allegedly …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kyambogo University Guild elections have been postponed due to the delays in procuring ballot papers. The elections were scheduled to take place today.  Professor Eli Katunguka the Vice-Chancellor Kyambogo University in a letter to the university students noted that the ballot papers would not be …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has unveiled the Executive Committee of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA.  Those appointed include Doreen Nyanjura, the Makerere University Councilor, Kyambogo University’s Kennedy Okello and Kyambogo University Woman Councilor, Olive Namazzi. The other members are the lord mayor and his deputy, Sarah Kanyike. …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A 10-day hunt for armed thugs that killed one Henry Rubinga, during a mobile money robbery in Mityana District, has come to an end after seven of the suspects were arrested over the weekend.   Under the command of Assistant Commissioner of Police Thomas Kasimo, crime …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) to start charging for sharing citizen’s data with private companies and government agencies. The demand was made by members of the Defense and Internal Affairs committee of parliament saying that for NIRA to …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people were buried on Monday evening in a septic tank they were constructing in Seeta along Bukerere road in Ggoma Division Mukono District. The Septic tank, which is estimated to be 20 feet deep, collapsed shortly after the builders started work following a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government sponsored students at Kyambogo University are struggling to survive because of the meager food allowance. Government sponsored students received a stipend of Shillings 476,000 each semester for meals. This means they are allocated Shillings 4000 each day for breakfast, lunch and supper. Kyambogo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The withdrawal of police personnel from Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA will not in any way affect the Authority, the spokesperson Peter Kaujju has revealed. It comes a week after police spokesperson, Fred Enanga disclosed that the Inspector General of Police-IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Men in Sebei sub region have been accused of aiding the increase of Female Genital Mutilation, a procedure that involves altering or injuring the female genitalia for non-medical reasons. The practice recognized internationally as a human rights violation is reported to be increasing in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is in a dilemma to find money to pay 121 staff whose salary arrears have accumulated to Shillings 14.6 billion in the past one year. The affected include 73 administrative staff recruited by the University Appointments Board in 2018 but are not …