Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye Grade One Magistrate Esther Adikini has committed socialite Charles Olimu alias Sipapa, and his wife Shamira Nakiyemba, to the High Court for trial on the offences of aggravated robbery. On Monday, Harriet Adong, the State Attorney told the court that investigations into the case …
Read More »KIRUHURA: 16 pupils injured following collapse of classroom block
Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen pupils of Kitura Church of Uganda Primary School in Kitura sub county, Kiruhura district sustained serious injuries following the collapse of the Primary 3 and 5 classroom block at around 5pm on Monday evening. The injured pupils are recieving treatment at Mbarara Regional Referral …
Read More »Court rejects businessman Francis Onebe’s bail application
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has declined to release on bail senior accountant, Francis Onebe who is battling charges of murdering his wife and dumping her body in a septic tank at their matrimonial home in Muyenga. In a ruling read for him by the High …
Read More »KCCA division speakers remanded for holding unlawful assembly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA division speakers have been remanded to Luzira prison for staging unlawful assembly. The speakers; Charles Lwanga Lubya of Makindye division, and Justus Akampulirwa of Kawempe division, were arrested on Monday from Parliament where they had gone to petition the Speaker …
Read More »Parliament to reintroduce Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new bill seeking to control acts of homosexuality is due to be presented in parliament. The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among told a gathering of legislators and religious leaders during the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service held at Parliament this morning that the legislature is determined …
Read More »Courts starts defence hearing in Kirumira murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has commenced defense hearing of murder suspect of former Buyende District Police Commander, Muhammad Kirumira and his friend Resty Nalinya Mbabazi. The duo was gunned down by unknown people on 8th September 2018, in Bulenga, Wakiso district. Subsequently, several people …
Read More »MASAKA: Parishioners in fear over persistent chruch break-ins
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is growing anxiety among priests and parishioners in Masaka Diocese over the persistent church break-ins. Unknown thugs have robbed four separate churches in different parishes in the diocese within two weeks. The affected are St. Joseph’s Lwaggulwe Parish Church in Kyannamukaka sub county, Masaka …
Read More »KIKUUBE: Children reported dead as parents pitch camp at RDC’s office
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three children belonging to families that were evicted from villages in Kyangwali have so far lost their lives at the office of the Kikuube Resident District Commissioner-RDC where their parents have pitched camp. More than 60,000 people mainly women and children were evicted from the …
Read More »Drug shortage hits gov’t health centers in Mbale city
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government health centers in Mbale city have not had essential drugs for the past three months, according to health authorities. There are three government health centers in Mbale city namely; Busamaga health center III and Namatala health center IV in Mbale City Industrial Division and …
Read More »Education reforms should eliminate obsession with scores: Prof. Lugujjo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Eraibu Lugujjo, a distinguished educationist, has suggested that the education policy review commission ought to eliminate the prevailing fixation on marks and scores in the education system. According to Prof. Lugujjo, who previously served as the Vice Chancellor of Ndejje University and now the …
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