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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbarara has charged the Forum for Democratic Charge Presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi with disobeying lawful orders. Amuriat’s driver Nasuru Basalirwa had also been charged with the same offence of disobeying lawful orders. They are now hunting for the rider of boda boda …

Arua , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Over 400 members of Emyooga groups in Arua City on Thursday stormed out of a meeting following delays to receive money.  The meeting which was convened at the City Mayor’s Gardens turned rowdy after some of the groups including Boda Boda Associations accused the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has revealed that if children are given a prophylaxis malaria dose for three months after they are discharged, the number of malaria-related deaths or re-admissions are reduced up to 70 percent.  A total of 1,049 children under the age of five took …

Rubirizi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested Forum for Democratic Change Presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat Oboi as he headed to Rubirizi District for his Campaigns. Amuriat was arrested by Bushenyi Police personnel commanded by Komakech at around 10:00 am. Amuriat is supposed to traverses Rubirizi, Bushenyi and Buhweju districts …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new alliance, the Africa Infodemic Response Alliance (AIRA), to coordinate actions and pool resources in combating misinformation around COVID-19 pandemic and other health emergencies in Africa. Digital platforms have been flooded with COVID-19-related information since the pandemic …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | More than 5,000 persons living with disabilities are set to benefit from the National Special Interest grant.  The State Minister for Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike says that the government has enhanced the National Special Grant to 5 Billion Shillings to benefit people living …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Naming and shaming the perpetrators of environmental degradation is the only way for National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and National Forestry Authority (NFA) to control the rate at which natural resources are getting depleted, the Wakiso LC5 chairperson has said. Matiya Lwanga Bwanika says that …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |Professor Sabiti Makara a Political Science lecturer at Makerere University says Uganda has failed to consolidate its Democracy. Prof. Makara says the country merely practices Electoral democracy which is a ritual of elections every five years. Prof. Makara was delivering a keynote address on Thursday …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Energy and Mineral Development Goretti Kitutu has asked companies involved in the electricity sector to work reduce the cost of power.  The minister notes that the tariffs have remained high because the costs of doing business were high which made it hard …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has distanced itself from allegations that it has allowed candidates to place campaign posters in public places including the electoral commission offices. The Commission says that they cannot allow a poster on their premises because they do not promote the candidature of …