NEWS

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | There was chaos on Thursday at the two taxi parks of Lobidra and Abattoir in Arua Central Division after law enforcement officers and police stopped a tenderer from collecting revenue.  Taxi touts and vendors abandoned their business as security personnel enforced a directive issued by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s banking sector is appealing to the global lending community to come to the rescue of Uganda’s economy where the local lenders are finding it hard to reach in the quest to revive the economy.  The commercial banks admit that some sectors of the economy …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed a resolution urging the government to meet the cost of examination registration for all candidate classes for this year due to the impact of COVID-19. This cake after a motion presented by Bugabula south MP Henry Kibalya who noted that parents are …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has revised its protocols for people recovering from COVID-19 and need discharge from the different treatment facilities.  While people who were previously isolated for treatment would remain in hospital, some for longer than three weeks awaiting a negative test, Health Minister …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Hajj Juma Wasswa Ssekyanzi of the ruling National Resistance Movement- NRM has been nominated to contest for the Kawempe Division Mayoral race. Wasswa defeated Ronald Lugandakulya and Johnson Sekandi in the party primaries last month. Wasswa, who has been the LC III Councilor representing Bwaise …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Attorney General Jackson Kafuuzi has asked Parliament for more time to prepare a bill that will allow married women to change their names in a bid to contest for electoral positions. Kafuuzi has been under pressure from MPs to draft a bill following …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Daniel Kazibwe also known as Raga Dee has been nominated to contest for the Kampala Mayoral seat, in the forthcoming general election.   Ragga Dee, the National Resistance movement –NRM party candidate is competing for the seat, for the second time, having lost to Erias Lukwago …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner Njuki Mbabali says that incoming and outgoing passengers will be exempted from night curfew restrictions if their flights fall within the curfew hours. Uganda maintains a nighttime curfew running from 9 pm to 5:30 a. m, as one of the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked President Museveni to review attendance numbers for prayers from only 70 people and reconsider it basing on the size of the place of worship. President Yoweri Museveni, while opening up more sectors of the economy emphasized that only 70 people …

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-two people have been sentenced to 100 hours’  of community service after being convicted on different charges. The charges include engaging in domestic violence, theft, threatening violence, simple robbery, malicious damage, causing grievous harm, and engaging in a negligent act likely to spread disease. Most …