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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasambya County MP Gaffa Mbwatekamwa is shifting his political base to Igara County West in Bushenyi district in a face off with Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi. The legislator who has represented Kasambya county in Mubende since 2016, was born and raised in Gongo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dorothy Kisaka has taken oath as the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA executive director. Kisaka replaces Eng. Andrew Kitaka who has been acting executive director since Jennifer Musisi resigned in 2018. Kisaka was nominated last month by President Museveni. He directed the Public Service Commission …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A man who killed one of Uganda’s silverback Mountain Gorilla’s; Rafiki in a hunting escapade will spend 11-years in jail after pleading guilty to the charges,  Rafiki, a member of the Silverback family from Nkuringo Group in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park was the head of …

Mityana, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has postponed the trial of four Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel accused of allegedly assaulting Mityana LCV Chairperson Joseph Luzige.  The security personnel who include Cpl Anguria Simon Peter, the squad commander, Pte Odeke Simon, Pte Musundi Caroline and Pte Okello Isaac, were …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Radio stations in parts of Bunyoro have hiked charges for persons intending to use the media platform to contest for the different political positions.  The hike came after the Electoral Commission announced a ban on open-air campaigns, in the wake of coronavirus disease.   Instead, the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu University has said that they will consider admitting students who did not apply to the University for study after the deadline.  The deadline for application to the University was June 10, from which, the university released an admission list of 4,000 students on July …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several school-going children in Kiyunga Village, Mukono District are now engaged in sand mining activities, amidst the prolonged closure of educational institutions.  Many of them attest that they have not attended any of the virtual programmes offered through Radio, TV and online, due to lack …

Namisindwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Namisindwa Resident District Commissioner Kigai Mweso Wamoto has dismissed as baseless, claims that the body of the COVID-19 victim buried in the area was exhumed and eaten by dogs.      Eunice Chimatala, who succumbed to COVID-19 at Joy Hospice centre in Mbale City last …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Marine police on Lake Edward in Kasese District are searching for the body of a 31-year-old man suspected to have been killed by a crocodile. The deceased, identified as Ramadhan Matovu Bukenya, a resident of Rwenjuba village, was allegedly grabbed by a crocodile as he …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament today unanimously rejected the proposal to deregister coffee farmers who fail to meet standards set by Government in regards to coffee growing. Parliament has been discussing the National Coffee Bill 2018 that among other things seeks to register all coffee farmers, and deregister farmers …