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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua on Thursday destroyed 189 kilograms of marijuana . The marijuana had been impounded at bus terminals and along Arua-Kampala road awaiting transportation over a period of time. The marijuana was burnt with petrol by the police at the Arua police grounds …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masaka on Friday blocked members of the People Power pressure group from addressing a press conference. A team of anti-riot police personnel led by the greater Masaka regional commander Abas Alubeya stormed Hotel Rama located on Masaka-Mbarara bypass before the members could …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruwenzori Diocese is to incorporate the Runyoro-Rutooro zoom service in the Sunday services. Addressing the press on Friday, the Bishop Ruwenzori Diocese, Reuben Kisembo, said that the idea of the Zoom service originated from the Kampala Chaplaincy of Ruwenzori Diocese following COVID-19 outbreak and closure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commercial banks approved more money in May compared to April with manufacturers receiving the biggest chunk of the loans than any other the sector, the Ministry of Finance has said in the performance of the economy report for June 2020. According to the report, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Lands Housing and Urban Development Beti Olive Kamya has blamed the chaos in the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party on its former President Rt. Col. Dr Kizza Besigye. Kamya a founding Member of Reform Agenda which later rebranded to FDC claims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Stella Nyanzi has joined the long list of aspirants seeking endorsement from People Power, a pressure group led by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Nyanzi, who is aspiring for the Kampala Woman Parliamentary seat was already nominated by the Forum for Democratic Change …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 37 Chinese facing charges of unlawful possession of wildlife and trading without licenses in Uganda have agreed with the state to pay 180 million shillings for the charges to be dropped. They will also pay about 5.5 million shillings in the dollar currency to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The secretary-general of the National Resistance Movement Justine Kasule Lumumba has asked the police and other law enforcement agencies to arrest any member of the National Resistance Movement [NRM] found flouting the COVID-19 guidelines. Speaking at the party headquarters, Lumumba said belonging to the ruling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A decision by Makerere University to impose internship, field attachments and recess during the ongoing lockdown has put students at crossroads. The University council has reportedly advised students to remotely work with their hosts or design projects per deliverables approved by supervisors. Reports indicate that …

  Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The World Bank has approved US$15.2 million (Approx. Shs 57bn) to support Uganda’s efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as strengthen national systems for public health emergency preparedness under a new operation—the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency …