NEWS

Koboko, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | At least four police officers and three civilians have sustained injuries in a clash between the police and supporters of Dr Charles Ayume, a contender for the Koboko Municipality parliamentary seat. The huge crowd was marched through Koboko town on Sunday evening, defacing and burning …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament have reprimanded the director of Lira Regional Referral Hospital Dr Stephen Obbo for the delayed completion of a 2.7 billion Shillings staff housing project. Dr Obbo appeared before the committee on Monday to respond to queries in …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has demanded an impartial inquiry into circumstances under which St. Peter’s Church in Ndeeba was demolished. This is carried in his statement about the 40-year-old structure which was razed under the cover of …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A second group of 75 Ugandans who have been stuck in South Africa and Zambia have today returned. The first group of 71 Ugandans and legal residents returned from the same region on July 2nd. Aboard Uganda Airlines, the group arrived at Entebbe International Airport …

    Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The demolition of St Peters church, Ndeeba was the climax of a four-decade property wrangle between the Church of Uganda and the joint administrators of the estate of the late Evelyn Nachwa, a Buganda Kingdom Princess. Available documents indicate that in 2008, the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Watoto Church has been asked to preserve aspects of the original Norman Gordino building occupying part of Kampala Road and Buganda Road, in the heart of Kampala. Conservationists like Cross-Cultural Heritage Centre, (CCFU), Historic Resource Conservation Initiatives (HRCI) and Perfect Events Ltd have called for …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As the Makerere University Search Committee concludes the search for the next deputy vice-chancellor in charge of finance and administration, two former students have asked that Prof. William Bazeyo be ejected from the race due to lack of credible qualifications. The alumni are; Sam Ninsiima …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Investment Evelyne Anite is wanted by police for flouting COVID-19 health safety guidelines. The charges stem from a procession held in Koboko district on Saturday, where supporters in multitudes took to the streets to celebrate a donation of an ambulance to Koboko …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), the biggest opposition political party has rejected the guidelines that were issued by the Electoral Commission last week on how to hold scientific campaigns in the coming 2021 general elections.  Speaking to the media at the party’s headquarters at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has remanded seven Ugandan security officers accused of sharing sensitive information with Rwandan government agents to Makindye Military Police Barracks. The suspects include are Second Lieutenants Alex Kasamula attached to Military Police, Phillip Neville Ankunda, attached to Special Forces Headquarters as a …