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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Fort Portal on Thursday evening retrieved the body of a student who drowned in a water reservoir in Fort Portal. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson identified the deceased as Bilson Musinguzi 17, a senior Three student at St. Leo’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Most Rev Dr. Stephen Samuel Kazimba Mugalu, has urged Christians to initiate income-generating projects on church land as a means of deterring grabbers from targeting it. During his first-ever pastoral visit to Kigezi diocese, Kazimba expressed concern …

Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Week-long activities to mark World Veterinary Day 2023 in Uganda climax today in Amolatar district. Close to 50,000 animals and pets have already been vaccinated in surrounding districts as the Northern Uganda Veterinary Association (NUVA) hosts veteranians and stake holders like National drug Authority, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa on Thursday prematurely adjourned the house following protests against Police brutality. Several MPS stood up expressing their displeasure about the Police for brutalizing eleven opposition female members of Parliament. Earlier in the morning, police arrested Joyce Bagala, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has criticized the security agencies for what he called the brutal arrest of 11 female legislators. The legislators from the Opposition while arrested on Thursday, 27 April 2023 as they left Parliament to take a petition to the Minister …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East are investigating the theft of 15 computers from Lwemba Seed Secondary School in Bugiri district. The suspected thieves allegedly broke into the school’s computer laboratory on Wednesday night and made off with the computers while the guard was asleep. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has called on the Uganda Police to put an end to illegal and unconstitutional acts witnessed during public order management. UHRC have summoned the IGP Okoth Ochola to appear before the commission on May 4. In a statement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Financial industry regulators have called for a review of the pension sector regulations to enable retirees to continue benefiting from the retirement benefits fund even after retirement. Currently, on attaining the required qualifications for receiving the benefits, the savers receive all that is due …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people have been arrested in Fort Portal for allegedly trafficking 19 children aged between 7-13 years. Vincent Twesige, the Rwenzori West Police Spokesperson, says that Fort Portal Police intercepted a taxi that was ferrying the children from Hima Town Council in Kasese …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people in Kyanzuki ward, Bulembia division, Kasese, are stranded after the collapse of the Kyanzuki bridge. The temporary bridge was swept away by the flooded River Nyamwamba, cutting off the township from the rest of Kasese Municipality. The original well-structured bridge collapsed …