Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The self-proclaimed People’s Government is set to file its petition against President Yoweri Museveni at the International Criminal Court-ICC next month. The group embarked on collecting signatures and evidence in November 2019 to back their petition against Museveni and other government officers to the …
Read More »We’re disappointed over importation of gowns –Prof. Nawangwe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has expressed disappointment over the importation of graduation gowns from China. On Wednesday, URN broke a story quoting Makerere University officials confirm that they had secured 7,000 out of the more than 13,000 gowns required for the …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Bobi Wine consultations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY BOBI Wine Consultations: How People Power plans to dodge police roadblocks THE LAST WORD Kampala grinding to a halt: How NRM politics has made Kampala a dysfunctional city and what cannot be done about …
Read More »VOTER REGISTRATION: NGO forum hails Police, blasts GISOs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF) has hailed the Police for their role in securing equipment during the just concluded National Voters’ Register (NVR) exercise, but are unhappy about reported incidents of extortion involving Gombolola Internal Security Officers (GISOs). In a statement, UNNGOF commended the logistical …
Read More »UWEC receives first wildlife ambulance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center – UWEC has received the first animal ambulance thanks to the Wildlife fans and the Paradise Wildlife Park in United Kingdom. The UWEC Executive Director, James Musinguzi unveiled the ambulance at their premises on Wednesday afternoon. The donation of the Ambulance …
Read More »Former UEB employees run to court over transport allowances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 402 former employees of the defunct Uganda Electricity Board-UEB have dragged the government to court in a bid to recover transport allowances that were due to them when their contracts were terminated. The applicants, whose application is filed on behalf of …
Read More »How MP Bitangaro acquired Kassanda land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MP for Bufumbira County South, Sam Bitangaro has said he acquired the land in Bukompe Village, Kassanda district genuinely. Bitangaro also the former Minister of State for Gender was remanded last week to Luzira Prisons together with three people, lawyer John Francis Onyango Owor, …
Read More »Man loses household properties as clan seeks to recover swindled money
Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Lamwo District has lost all his household properties after his kinsmen from Bobi Paibwoc Clan in Padibe West Sub County raided his home to recover 3.4 million Shillings he allegedly swindled. Augustine Akera, a resident of Paibwoc West village in Lagwel Parish …
Read More »Petroleum Fund exhausted – Minister Bahati
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has exhausted resources in the Petroleum Fund, Parliament has learnt. This is after the Minister of State for Planning David Bahati confirmed a zero budget allocation from the fund to support the coming financial year 2020/2021 budget despite previous allocations. “There is …
Read More »Kasese communities demand restoration of ebola screening centres
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Katwe Landing Site in Kasese District are appealing to the District Health Department and the Ministry of Health to restore more than 10 key Ebola screening centres that were closed. The district last year put in place measures to avert a possible …
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