Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders say that young people will not be bystanders in the upcoming 2021 general elections. Youth leaders from the Democratic Party, Peoples Progressive Party, Justice Forum-JEEMA and the People Power pressure group made the statement while addressing a press conference today at Parliament. Led …
Read More »Anti-kidnap response unit arrests four
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Anti-Kidnap Response Unit – AKRU has arrested three women and a man in response to three kidnaps registered in Kampala four days ago. AKRU’s response was attracted by kidnaps involving two children aged five and seven weeks in areas of Mpererwe, Kanyanya and …
Read More »Uganda on food security threat alert as locusts invade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the looming food security threat posed by the desert locusts which have already invaded Uganda through the northeastern region, the Ministry Of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries has put the entire country on standby. Solomon Kalema, the Senior Knowledge Management Officer at …
Read More »Finance ministry explains UGX 369.8Bn mischarge of expenditure
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary to Treasury Keith Muhakanzi says that mischarge of expenditure is partly caused by insufficient funding for expenditure on different activities. This is carried in his written response to Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC)- Central Government in regard to the audit report on the …
Read More »Act now to prevent desert locust catastrophe in East Africa: UN Agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries in the Horn of Africa are in a race against time to tackle a Desert Locust invasion amidst ongoing humanitarian challenges, the United Nations has warned. The observation came just a day after swarms crossed into Uganda, through the North-Eastern Districts of Amudat and …
Read More »20 Ugandans face deportation for illegal entry into Zimbabwe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty Ugandan nationals are facing deportation for illegal entry into Zimbabwe while en-route to South Africa. The Ugandans including a five year old were arrested along Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city-Victoria Falls road by Zimbabwe Police as reported by CITE, a Zimbabwe news outlet. …
Read More »Uganda’s public debt reaches sh46 trillion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s public debt has grown to Uganda shillings 46 trillion (USD12.5bn) as at the end of June 2019 up from Shs 39 trillion (USD10.7bn) in June 2018, according to the latest Ministry of Finance report. This raises the share public debt from 34.8% of …
Read More »Dr Kamunyu wins by 83%, back as MUASA chief
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, has been overwhelmingly re-elected as leader of the Makerere University Academic Staff Association – MUASA. MUASA Electoral Commission Chairman, Michael Byaruhanga on Monday evening declared Dr. Kamunyu Muhwezi the winner after a month-long election process. Dr. Kamunyu won in all …
Read More »Soldier guns down three in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldier is on the run after shooting three people dead in Gulu. The incident happened on Monday evening in Vanguard sub ward, Vanguard Parish, Pece Division in Gulu Municipality. The dead have been identified as Beatrice Ajok, 52, …
Read More »Witchcraft practices discouraging tourists from Ssezibwa falls
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uncontrolled witchcraft practices at Ssezibwa falls in Buikwe district are discouraging local tourists from visiting the falls despite its beautiful scenery. According to legendary tales, Ssezibwa was born of Nakangu Tebatesa, the wife of Nsubuga Ssebwato. It is alleged that Nakangu gave birth to …
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