Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Executive Officer of Kampala Hospital Limited Dr Peter Kibuuka has said that the medical documents tendered before the court by the chairperson of the Kampala District Land Board David Balondemu were forged. On Monday, Balondemu and Joseph Ibona an accountant at Bloom …
Read More »Appointments Board: Mak staff question ULS nomination process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere Joint Staff Associations has urged the Uganda Law Society (ULS) to independently nominate its representative to the University Appointment Board. In a letter dated November 16th, 2023 the staff, represented by the Makerere University Academic Staff Association, the Makerere Administrative Staff Association, …
Read More »Aviation experts call for better intra-African air connectivity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International aviation industry experts have challenged African governments to accelerate the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of the African Union (AU) to liberalize air transportation on the continent. Adopted in 2015 as AU’s flagship project to achieve Agenda …
Read More »M23 boss Bisimwa says DRC making Rwanda, Uganda scapegoats
North Kivu, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the March 23 Movement (M23), Bertrand Bisimwa, has refuted persistent accusations by the Democratic Republic of Congo that the rebel movement is supported by Rwanda and Uganda. Bisimwa argued that if these allegations were true, M23 would have captured the …
Read More »Agago district leaders clash with NFA, energy ministry over land and ‘minerals’
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Agago District are questioning the Ministry of Energy and National Forest Authority over planned mineral exploration activities in Lapono Hills. Tension among the locals started Saturday, November 11th, when a team from National Forest Authority-NFA, delivered mark stones to Lira Kato Sub-County headquarters. …
Read More »Kony’s family unhappy, seek another meeting with Museveni
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sons and a former wife of fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader, Joseph Kony are seeking another meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over what they say are their poor living conditions. This comes less than three months after the President met Kony’s …
Read More »Inzu Ya Masaba officials back in the ring
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new dispute has arisen within the Inzu Ya Masaba cultural institution involving the recently appointed head, Mike Jude Mudoma, and the former General Secretary, James Kangala Golosha. This came to light in a November 11, 2023 letter authored by Charles Walimbwa Peke, the …
Read More »Kirabo jailed 30 years for girlfriend’s murder
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Mukono has sentenced Matthew Kirabo Wabulembo to 30 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Desire Mirembe Jemima, a former student at Makerere University Medical School. Kirabo, apprehended in Kenya in September 2023, appeared in court on Tuesday …
Read More »Police in Sironko on high alert, after three killed in fight over stolen cow
Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police is on high alert in Sironko to prevent members of two sub-counties seeking revenge after three people were killed and cows stolen last week. Reports indicate that on Friday last week, unidentified people raided Stephen Namusi’s home from Legenya Sub County and took …
Read More »IGG recommends demotion of Old Kampala SSS headteacher, recovery of sh107million
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The challenges plaguing Old Kampala Senior Secondary School have taken another turn with the unveiling of a comprehensive report by the Inspector General of Government (IGG). The report exposes systemic issues within the once-prestigious institution, shedding light on various cases of mismanagement. The 100-page …
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