The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government masks are yet to arrive in Mbale, despite the district being one of the Covid-19 hotspots in the country because of its proximity to neighboring Kenya. Residents in this district have faulted government for neglecting them given the fact that the region delivered the …
Read More »NRM candidates decry pressure from independents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM candidates in Masaka sub-region are decrying the hard times they are facing from independent candidates. Besides facing competition from opposition candidates, the majority of NRM candidates in greater Masaka region are also facing serious challenge from NRM leaning independent candidates. The …
Read More »Gen Lokech regrets slapping senior lady traffic officer, blames her
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Paul Lokech says he regrets the May incident when he allegedly confronted with a senior traffic police officer on Namugongo Road, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District arguing that he is coming with clean and to serve …
Read More »Media Council shaming Uganda with its order to register journalists – Katumba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate John Katumba has criticized Media Council of Uganda for ordering the registration of practicing journalists to secure the permission of covering 2021 elections and other public functions. Early this month, the chairperson of the Media Council of Uganda, Paulo Ekochu revealed that …
Read More »Panic as Gilbert Olanya’s aide is assaulted
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gilbert Olanya, the incumbent Kilak South Member of parliament, who is seeking re-election, is in fear following an attack on his close aide and personal driver, Patrick Opoka. Opoka is admitted at St Mary`s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City with a fractured skull and severe …
Read More »Customers defy COVID-19 SOPs in christmas rush shopping
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people in Lira City ignored the Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs as they went about on Thursday to shop for Christmas. With just hours to Christmas, several people flocking markets and shops to purchase mostly food for Christmas. However, most of the shoppers …
Read More »Kadaga upset by delayed appointment of human rights commission chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga says that the delayed appointment of a new chairperson for the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) has rendered the body handicapped. Kadaga made the statement during a meeting with Uganda Law Society (ULS) President Pheona Wall and the ULS …
Read More »Gomba residents brave teargas, live bullets to receive their son Kyagulanyi
Gomba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What should have been a gloriously emotional homecoming for Robert Kyagulanyi instead turned into tough battles to break through several blockades by police and the military bent on denying him access to his ancestral home in Gomba district. Hundreds of Gomba residents have braved tear …
Read More »Gomba residents brave teargas, live bullets to receive their son Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What should have been a gloriously emotional homecoming for Robert Kyagulanyi instead turned into tough battles to break through several blockades by police and the military bent on denying him access to his ancestral home in Gomba district. Hundreds of Gomba residents braved teargas, live …
Read More »14 more bodies retrieved from Lake Albert after boat accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fourteen more bodies of the Lake Albert boat accident victims in Buliisa district have been recovered by the marine police with the help of local fishermen. This brings to 22, the number of bodies recovered from the lake following the Tuesday night boat accident. The …
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