Innovation Village, Cosmonauts host the Future Lawyers Week Africa to discuss the emerging technology trends shaping the legal landscape Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the legal industry continues to evolve, experts predict that emerging trends and technologies will transform the way legal services are delivered and accessed in the …
Read More »Museveni declines endorsement for 2026 sole candidature
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday declined to sign an endorsement for his 2026 candidature. The President said that there is time for everything, noting that Ugandans should focus on wealth creation through calculative agriculture. Museveni had been requested by the leaders and a section …
Read More »Kyagulanyi rules out negotiations with gov’t over detained NUP supporters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, the President of the National Unity Platform-NUP, has trashed calls by some of his party members to negotiate with the government in order to release many of their detained supporters. Speaking on Thursday at the party’s new headquarters at Makerere Kavule while …
Read More »Kasilo County MP Elijah Okupa released on police bond
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasilo County MP Elijah Okupa was released on police bond Thursday, after spending a night behind bars at Serere Central Police Station. Okupa was arrested on Wednesday evening in Ocaapa town council where he was reportedly conducting training of political agents for Emmanuel Omoding, an …
Read More »Emmanuel Omoding wins Serere County by-election
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent candidate Emmanuel Omoding has been declared the winner of the by-election held in Serere County on Thursday. Omoding, the son of the former MP Patrick Okabe emerged as the winner of the hotly contested race with 15,638 votes, beating four other contenders. He was …
Read More »Court awards UGX 68Bn compensation to families in Lango
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Lira has awarded 68 billion Shillings in compensation to more than 5,000 families after the government set up an Internally Displaced People’s (IDPs) camp on their land. In 2016, the families acting under their umbrella Lango Camp Host Association (LACHA) filed …
Read More »HOIMA: Lands minister reinstates 500 families forcefully evicted
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba has reinstated over 500 families that were evicted from their homes on approximately 5 square miles of land in Kapapi and Kiganja sub-counties in Hoima district. A team of police officers backed by private guards …
Read More »Uganda registers 16.9 percent increase in road accidents in 2022: report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda registered a 16.9 percent increase in road accidents in 2022, a new police report said on Wednesday. According to the Annual Crime Report 2022, the country registered 20,394 cases of road accidents in 2022 compared to 17,443 registered the previous year. Out of every …
Read More »Medical report pins businesman for sodomising teenage workers
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A medical report from Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital has confirmed that two teenagers who were employed by businessman, Michael Saturday, were indeed sodomised, the police have revealed. Saturday, 34, resident of Kilembe cell, Nyamityobora ward, Mbarara City was picked up last week on allegations of …
Read More »Two witchdoctors charged with illegal possession of wildlife products
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga North police are holding two witchdoctors for illegal possession of wildlife products in their shrines. The suspects; Balati Buluuba and Fred Balikoowa are currently detained at Kamuli central police station pending further inquiries. The suspects who are residents of Naikesa village, Kisozi town council, …
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