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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Parliamentary Group (APG) has demanded the unconditional release of four civilians who were arrested by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for rallying residents to evict Balaalo herdsmen. The four, all residents of Palaro Sub-County in Gulu District were reportedly arrested on …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appealed to the government of China to open their market for more finished goods from countries like Uganda. “I would like to encourage China to open their market more for processed coffee and other products, not only raw materials,” he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanley Ssendegeya, the former Managing Director of Uganda Railways Corporation is on remand in Luzira prisons for allegedly forging his academic documents to secure a job. The Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate Siena Owomugisha remanded Ssendegeya, 54, a resident of Namugongo Jjanda Village in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Epidemiologists have urged the Ministry of Health to consider involving traditional healers in the country’s health sector to combat emerging disease outbreaks. Epidemiologists, specialized in investigating and analyzing disease distribution and determinants within communities, play a pivotal role in understanding health factors and devising strategies …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women activists have expressed concern over the escalating incidents of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) and child marriages, despite sustained efforts by various civil society organizations  to combat the challenges. Addressing journalists at the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) headquarters in Ntinda, Miria Matembe, a …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police authorities in the Kiira region are seeking relatives of six deceased individuals, whose identities and origins remain unknown. Among the deceased, four fell victim to mob justice, while the other two were recovered from areas around Lake Victoria and River Nile in Jinja …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A prominent businessman in Lira City is in police custody for shooting his son dead. Haji Joe Ogwang, a resident of Ireda Estate in Lira City East Division shot his son Aaron Okello, during a heated altercation at Tipper stage in Kamuswahili Cell on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Mitooma Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi and Sembabule Resident State Attorney Jacqueline Bako, for alleged corruption. The two appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro who charged them with eight counts of corruption. Bako was implicated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women are two to three times more at risk of getting infected with HIV, researchers involved in the Makerere University – John Hopkins University (MUJHU) Research Collaboration have revealed. According to Dr. Phionah Kibalama Ssembambo, this risk is even higher among breastfeeding women, who …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has decried the fake seedlings distributed to farmers by the army-led Operation Wealth Creation (OWC). He has vowed to replace them since he says,  they have turned into seed growers. “The Operation Wealth Creation people whom we had put to …