NEWS

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Former Vision group journalists who were laid off when the group shut down Etop Newspaper have started a weekly Ateso Newspaper called Aicerit.  Aicerit, which literally means star in Ateso hit the streets of Soroti city and other towns on Wednesday morning.   It comes …

Kanungu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  There was chaos at the offices of the Integrated Rural Community Empowerment(IRUC), a local Community Based Organization-CBO in Kanungu district on Wednesday during an impromptu police raid for unknown reasons.    Arans Tabaruka, a retired television journalist and founder of the CBO, says heavily armed …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Education Ministry has drafted new guidelines to offer actionable guidance for safe reopening and running of education institutions and reduce the impact of the pandemic on teaching and learning.    Although the government is yet to officially announce dates for the reopening of schools, …

Rwampara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Julius Tusiime Karuhanga, who lost in the Rwampara East constituency NRM party primaries, has petitioned the party’s national electoral commission chairperson seeking nullification of the elections. Tusiime was contesting against the incumbent Charles Ngabirano, Allan Bomuhangi and Ivan Mutsika. According to the official results, announced …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has asked Buganda Road Magistrates court not to allow the Directorate of Public Prosecutions-DPP to take over the case in which he is accusing the National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi of giving false information about his age. Mabirizi accuses Kyagulanyi who is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has commenced consultations to review the National Policy on Disability with a view of incorporating new strategies to reduce vulnerability among Persons with Disabilities. The process being conducted with key stakeholders at regional level also seeks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society Organizations which deal with Gender-Based Violence [GBV], Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights [SRHR] and HIV have called on the Ministry of Health to integrate these services to enable people to easily access them. Addressing the media today in Kampala, the coalition of …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A woman and her two children in Luweero town are facing eviction from their marital home which her husband sold to allegedly finance a loan. Robinah Margaret Nansubuga, 43, a resident of Kalongomiti zone in Luweero town told URN that a man identified as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight people who had been hired and subsequently arrested for demolishing St Peters Church, Ndeeba nearly broke into tears as the court granted bail to their contractor Dodoviko Mwanje and another co-accused persons. The eight who include; Badru Ssekitto, Hamuza Kiberu, James Kisirinya, Abasa …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic and business came to a standstill on Wednesday following a heavy downpour in Kampala. The most affected roads were John Babiiha road where road construction works are on-going and Kyaggwe road near Swaminarayan Temple. People with businesses along Kyaggwe road were forced to …