NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will recognize Ministers who regularly attend to issues raised in the plenary session. Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah made the communication on Thursday saying that the award of certificates to the Ministers will not only help improve their attendance in Parliament but also send …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Scenes of brutal arrest, beatings and manhandling street vendors has re-emerged about three months after the Kampala Minister, Beti Olive Kamya suspended at least seven Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement officers for rights violation. Early this week, URN saw KCCA enforcement officers picking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has tasked the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development to give a detailed status of the exportation of domestic workers abroad. Parliament was on Thursday debating the exportation of Ugandan domestic workers to the Middle East following a matter of national importance raised …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and China Railway 19th Bureau Group (U) Ltd have won the bid to construct the 23.7-kilometer Mpigi Expressway through a joint venture. Mark Ssali, the Communications Officer Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA disclosed this to URN on Thursday. “The contract has …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The collapse of 13 Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations –Saccos in Kamwenge and Kitagwenda has raised fears among district authorities over the future of Saccos there.  According to Kamwenge District Status report for the 2018/2019 financial year, 13 Saccos have collapsed in the last ten …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapeule Ngole, a resident of Karita Sub County in Amudat district is in trouble for allegedly lying and presenting a forged National Identity card to the Justice, Catherine Bamugemereire Land Commission. It all started after Simon Lomukele, a resident of Lokales village in Karita Sub …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Stella Nyanzi has asked court through her lawyers, Isaac Ssemakadde and Derrick Bazekuketta to adjourn her case for a month to allow her find witnesses willing to testify on her behalf. Bazekuketta made the request while presenting his submission before the Buganda Road Grade …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Buganda Golf Association and the Kingdom’s leadership announced the roster of sponsors for The Kabaka Coronation Golf Tournament, one of the activities to mark the 26th Coronation anniversary of Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. The tournament to be held at Kitante Golf Course on July …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of political will is affecting the introduction of a National Legal Aid policy (NLAP) in the country, according to Sylvia Namubiru, the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Service Providers Network-LASPNET. Speaking to URN yesterday, Namubiru said little effort has been made to process …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force on Thursday halted movement of Ugandans and Congolese Nationals from entering Nebbi district over the Ebola threat, as the district elected a new district Chairperson. The seat fell vacant following the death of Esrom William Alenyo who succumbed to accident …