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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is expecting to record Shs 26 billion as total revenue from its new Mbuya housing project. Dubbed Citadel Place, the project has 40-units and was opened by Gabriel Gadison Ajedra Aridru, the state minister of finance in charge of general …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Nansana municipality’s plan to have their major street redesigned to meet their desired standards hangs in balance since the Uganda National Roads Authority is yet to accept  their proposal.  With the central business area developing along a major highway (Kampala-Hoima road), municipal authorities have always …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  City roads are a bee hive of traffic as the festive season draws near. There is heavy traffic vehicles destined for upcountry areas. Hundreds of people were also spotted on Monday jostling through the busy streets to find alternative routes to avoid the heavy traffic. …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Iganga Police are holding Eddy Lugwire, the Kigulu North People Power Coordinator and four others for allegedly staging a night rally without clearance from Electoral Commission. The others are Monisa Kusasira, Ibrahim Kobula, Eria Sseko, and Dan Muliiko. It is alleged that the suspects organized …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A temporary bus terminal has set up in Kamwokya for travelers going for Christmas festivities in Western Uganda. The terminal located on Kifumbira road in Kifumbira Cell off Mawanda Road operates using hired school buses. The businessmen behind the terminal say they set it up …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Aol Ocan, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Parliament has threw a Christmas party for more than 1,000 children in Gulu town. Accompanied by clergymen who conducted a brief mass, other local leaders and parents, Aol hosted the children to a sumptuous lunch after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has re-appointed Prof. Ezra Suruma, Makerere University Chancellor ahead of the 70th graduation ceremony slated for January 2020. The former Finance and Economics Development Minister was first appointed Makerere University Chancellor in 2016. “I congratulate Professor Ezra Suruma upon his reappointment as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only few days left to end this year, Inspector General of Police –IGP Okoth Ochola, has listed the major crime incidents that puzzled them in the 12 months’ period. Ochola, highlighted the mobile money shootings, strangulation of boda boda riders and home break-ins targeting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hassan Male Mabirizi has filed an application seeking interim orders compelling the Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama to step aside pending the disposal of his main application challenging his reign on the Commission. In his application filed before the Court Civil Division at Twed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Red Cross Society has launched a two weeks’ blood donation drive to collect up to 10,000 units of blood required over the Christmas season. The society says it is expecting many hospitals around the country to deplete their existing supplies of blood and plunge …