Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police posts in Kalangala have remained in a story state nine years after the police leadership embarked on a process to uplift the state of the posts on different islands that make up the district. There are eight police posts in Kalangala district spread on …
Read More »Construction of UGX 22B Mbale hospital surgical complex stalls
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction of the surgical complex at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital has stalled for 2 years because of the failure by government to release money as per the signed contract. Construction of the Shillings 22 billion complex started in 2016 and was supposed to run for …
Read More »Kakira sex video lands Jinja policemen in trouble
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four police officers accused of recording two love birds at Kakira along Jinja highway having sex in their vehicle and posting the video on social media have been apprehended. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga identified the suspects as Corporal Mathew Magara, Police Constables Musa Semakula, …
Read More »Second Uganda-Rwanda talks to be held in Kampala next month
❇AGREED 🇺🇬 🇷🇼 ✅ Cease hostile propaganda in all media ✅ Rwanda provided a list of people they say are detained in Uganda ✅ Agreed to finalize the extradition treaty ✅ Uganda to release all Rwandans that will have no charges to answer ✅ Those with criminal cases to answer …
Read More »UPDF Officers warned of dangers of human rights violations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officers of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces have been cautioned against violation of human rights through acts like torture and illegal detentions. According to the Deputy 2nd Division Commander, Col. Anthony Lukwago, such acts taint the name of the institution and make the public …
Read More »Centenary Bank Bugiri to continue serving customers despite truck accident
Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has summoned its legion of CenteAgents to its Bugiri branch to continue serving customers as they work to restore normal service after a truck crashed into their offices. “The incident did not cause harm to any of our customers, or staff as the …
Read More »CCEDU urges youth to be at the heart of Uganda’s political process
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) called upon government, non-government and inter-governmental entities to ensure that young people are at the heart of Uganda’s political processes as unhampered, active and meaningful players. In a statement to mark International Day of Democracy September 15, …
Read More »Kigezi clergy, HIV activists disagree on promoting condom use
Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a dispute between HIV/Aids activists and religious leaders in Kigezi sub-region on the promotion of condom use as one of the major ways of containing the spread of HIV. According to the 2017 Uganda Population HIV Impact Assessment and Uganda AIDS Commission, the …
Read More »Sauna explosion injures five people in Naalya
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five people sustained injuries on Sunday evening during an explosion at Marco Gym and Spa next to Quality Supermarket in Kyaliwajjala, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman Patrick Onyango says that preliminary investigations show that the explosion was caused by excessive heating of …
Read More »Whistleblower petitions parliament over unending livestock thefts in Tooro
Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A whistleblower has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga to probe the unending livestock thefts in the Tooro region. In the past months livestock which include cows, pigs, sheep and goats have been stolen from Kichwamba and Rwebisengo Sub Counties in Kabarole and Ntoroko …
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