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Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Floods have cut off a feeder road between Mucwini sub county in Kitgum District and Padibe east sub-county in Lamwo district. This follows continuous heavy rainfall being experienced in the district that has forced Aringa stream in Pubec Parish, Mucwini Sub county to burst it’s banks.  …

  Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement [NRM] Party is confident that it will win the next general election with a landslide, owing to the numbers of voters on its register.  Speaking at the party headquarters at Plot 10 Kyadondo Road in Kampala, Sam Engola, the party’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three people were killed by their lovers in separate domestic brawls in Kampala Metropolitan area over the weekend. The deceased have been identified as Kassim Tumwine a resident of Kikaaya Parish, Kyebando, Sarah Mayiga, a resident of Maala Fishing Camp in Kome Sub County in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new panel of Court of Appeal Justices has started hearing afresh an application by Lubaga South Legislator, Kato Lubwama seeking to block his voter Habib Buwembo from filing a petition for his dismissal from parliament for lack of the requisite academic qualifications. The new panel …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament is probing a decision by the United Nations to sublease Uganda Police Land in Naguru to Used car dealers. The land which houses the Police Training School was offered by the government to the United Nations African Institute for …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Lenju LC 1 in Kigorobya Sub County in Hoima district are protesting the heavy deployment of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers on their land. According to the residents, the soldiers were deployed in the area on Thursday last week. The soldiers have since …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala police are holding three men accused of digging a hole in Edmond Building with intentions of robbing a merchandise store. The suspects are Adam Ssebugabo, John Ssebaggala and Martin Matovu. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesman, says the suspects rented a room …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has directed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the country’s missions and properties abroad. The Committee Chaired by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Justice Forum-JEEMA Party has advised its members aspiring for different political positions not to pick nomination or expression of interest forms from People Power pressure group, saying the party is running a similar exercise. The JEEMA Secretary General, Muhammad Kateregga told a number of aspirants …

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several farmers along the Uganda –Tanzania border in Isingiro District are crying foul after losing over 300 acres of crop gardens to Tanzanians. Farmers often cross to Tanzania through porous entry points during the planting season where they hire land from Tanzanian for farming. However, …