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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress-UPC party faction under Lira Municipality Member of Parliament, Jimmy Akena has opted out of the 2021 presidential race. The party spokesperson Sharon Arach Oyat announced the decision at their weekly press briefing at Uganda House on Wednesday morning. She explained …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two top officials from the Legal Directorate of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF were in a meeting with senior police officers at the Criminal Investigations Directorate Headquarters in Kibuli to decide the fate of Presidential aspirant, Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde. They are Colonel Moses Wandera, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary General of National Resistance Movement – NRM has directed all executive committee members in party structures who have been nominated to participate in primaries to take leave of office with immediate effect. Justine Kasule Lumumba says that the cardinal duty of executive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa has been declared free of wild poliovirus, four years since a case was last reported on the continent. This marks the eradication of the second virus from the face of the continent since smallpox 40 years ago. The last case of wild poliovirus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation has reduced access to its Kampala office for both staff and members of the public after ten people at the media house tested positive for COVID-19. A statement issued today by the media house indicated that the cases were from …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT The Democratic Party President Norbert Mao is wooing Members of Parliament from the Acholi sub-region to join the party. This follows the defection of 10 DP Members of Parliament to the National Unity Platform (NUP) this month. DP which is left with only five members of …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Tension is high at Mbale High Court ahead of the hearing of a suit filed by the National Unit Platform party President, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine against key security officials in Mbale district for blocking his radio talk show. This morning, Police used teargas to …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Transport is paralyzed between Arua City and the Democratic Republic of Congo- DRC following the breakdown of the major bridge connecting the two areas.  Pajulu bridge, which crosses River Enyau caved in because of heavy rains and flooding.    The temporary bridge is believed to have …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has reechoed the need for government to open different sectors still under lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  She made the call during plenary on Tuesday afternoon as Parliament resumed business after a two weeks’ recess.  In her communication to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private universities are stuck on whether or not to increase tuition as they move to embrace Open, Distance and E-Learning-ODEL system to ensure learning under the Covid-19 lockdown. The universities have made heavy investments in learning management systems, equipment and software purchases. Dr. Mouhamad …