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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking to stay the execution of the recent Constitutional Court ruling which dismissed six Members of Parliament representing newly created municipalities. The judgement affected Apac Municipality Member of Parliament, Patrick Ocan, Sheema Municipality …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The failure by Kyaka South MP Jackson Kafuuzi to renew his advocate’s certificate, the moment he joined parliament could have cost him, a position in Cabinet, URN has learnt. Born in 1977, Kafuuzi had been appointed Deputy Attorney General in the changes made to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Priests in Arua diocese have clashed over ownership of an orphanage. Monsignor Kasto Adeti, the Parish Priest of Ediofe Cathedral parish and Fr. Nakari Adiga the chairman board Bishop Frederick Drandua Foundation both claim ownership of St. Kizito Orphanage Primary School. Last week …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has fixed February 6th 2020 as date when it will rule on an application filed by Kampala city lawyer Male Mabirizi seeking to block the 2021 elections. This is according to a notice signed by the Registrar of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An overwhelming number of emergencies at Kawempe Referral Hospital has been blamed for the death of Norah Agemo, a mother who lost her life, after a delayed operation by the facility last month. Agemo was referred to Kawempe Hospital from the KCCA hospital in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Finance Committee have questioned the competence of the government’s internal Auditor-General, Dr Fixon Akonya Okonye. This was on Friday during the committee meeting with Okonye and other officials from the Ministry of Finance over the current stock of domestic …

  Tehran, Iran | AFP | Iran’s armed forces said Saturday they unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian airliner that crashed this week blaming “human error”. The plane, which crashed on Wednesday killing all 176 people on board, was mistaken for a “hostile plane” and was hit while enemy threats were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several traders distributing Ugandan milk in Kenya have seen their products confiscated by authorities even when they have evidence that they had paid duties to get the milk into the country. This is likely to escalate the dispute between Uganda and Kenya on milk …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of former Lord Resistance Army-LRA abductees in East Acholi and parts of Lango sub-region are yet to receive resettlement package from government. The abductees most of whom were granted amnesty nearly a decade ago were mandated to receive short term resettlement packages to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans injured while working for companies that performed overseas operations for the United States are being mobilized to access workers’ compensation benefits. The compensation is provided for under the Defence Base Act of the United States of America, and designed to give medical treatment …