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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The proposal is contained in a motion by the Kasambya County MP Mbwatekamwa Gaffa that seeks to urge government to review the tax regime on Closed Circuit Television-CCTV security cameras and automotive tracking devices. Close to 3,000 CCTV cameras planned for Kampala Metropolitan policing …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s new authorities have ordered that the party of ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir be dissolved and his regime “dismantled”, heeding the call of protesters whose campaign led to the leader’s overthrow. Bashir and his Islamist National Congress Party (NCP) had ruled the northeast African country …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA insurgency in Acholi Sub-region have started benefiting from a one-week free corrective surgical camp in Lamwo district.   A team of surgeons from Uganda and Help a Child Face Tomorrow based in Kenya in partnership with Health Right Internationalstarted the …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Police in Luweero district have started registering Boda Boda cyclists in a move aimed at fighting crimes and streamlining the transport sector. According to Luweero District Police Commander Ahmed Musakana each cyclist will be asked for particulars that include his or her name, number plate, engine …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A couple has dragged the Workers’ MP Dr Sam Lyomoki to court for breach of contract.  In their suit filed before the Land Division of High Court, Vincent Seruma and Monica Elizabeth Seruma, they are suing Lyomoki alongside his wife Margaret Lyomoki Kamondi.   The petitioners …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Godfrey Bangirana, has reportedly been replaced as police director for logistics and engineering. A reliable source at Naguru police headquarters said Bangirana who was ordered by court to vacate office last Monday after the expiry of his contract, has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Bishop Elect of West Lango Diocese Julius Ceaser Nina has said his leadership will focus on Unity, cooperation and unity.   Nina, who has served as a church leader for the past 34 years as diocesan treasurer for five years, Archdeacon for Kiryandongo for three …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, to sack all non-committed police officers. Museveni, who was speaking on Thursday after the commissioning of the National Command Centre at Naguru police headquarters, said with available technology, crime won’t …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Uganda Country Representative, Antonio Querido wants Members of Parliament to avert the trends of malnutrition on the African continent by enacting laws that translate their political will into action. According to FAO, Africa has one of the highest prevalence …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a huge boost to Uganda’s dairy sector,  SNV Uganda has signed a new partnership agreement with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda, worth Euro 10.4 million (sh42 billion) to implement Phase II of The Inclusive Dairy Enterprise Project (TIDE). …