Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of a man who drowned in Lake Edward in Katwe, Kabatoro town council in Kasese district while evading arrest by the police marine unit has been recovered. Ronald Mumbere drowned on Monday as he attempted to escape from the marine police enforcement team …
Read More »Cheptegei leads Uganda’s team to World Cross Country Championship in Australia
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Star runner Joshua Cheptegei has vowed that Uganda can win gold at the World Cross Country Championship in Bathurst, Australia slated for February 18. Cheptegei, who is the world record holder in the men’s 5,000m and 10,000m, is part of the Ugandan team that traveled …
Read More »Electric fence work stalls around Murchison Falls National Park
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The installation of an electric fence around Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya district has stalled due to the delayed release of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). Last year, Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) received 5.7 billion Shillings in grants from the World Bank for …
Read More »Assailants hack Kagadi man to death
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown assailants have hacked to death a man in Kagadi district. The lifeless body of Leonard Katwesige, 30, was found lying by the roadside in Wesimbe cell, Pacwa town council at around 6:30am on Wednesday. The body had deep cuts on the neck and face. …
Read More »Museveni contributes UGX 100M towards treatment of ailing councilor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has contributed Shillings 102 million towards the treatment of a councilor who is battling kidney complications. The beneficiary is Keneth Mugabe, the Kagote Ward councilor in Fort Portal City Central Division. Mugabe needed Shillings 200 Million for a kidney transplant in …
Read More »Father detained for attempted murder of daughter over school fees
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese police are holding a father accused of attempting to kill his own daughter for stressing him over school fees. The suspect is Emmanuel Muhindo, a resident of Nyabibwa village in Rukoki sub-county, Kasese district. The suspect allegedly attacked his daughter with a machete in …
Read More »KARAMOJA: Local leaders call a halt to iron sheets distribution exercise
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of LCV chairpersons in Karamoja sub region have rejected the proposal by members of parliament to manage the iron sheet distribution exercise. In July 2022, the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs pledged to provide 100,000 iron sheets and 74,000 goats to support reformed cattle …
Read More »Serere County by-election: FDC embarks on door to door campaigns
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Emmanuel Eratu, the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party candidate in the Serere County by-election on Tuesday held door-to-door campaigns to lure potential voters. Eratu and his campaign team reached out to voters in their homes and business premises. He said that door-to-door is one of …
Read More »Magyezi orders Mukono chairperson to constitute district service commission
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local Government Minister, Raphael Magyezi has directed Mukono District LCV chairperson, Rev. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa to constitute a District Service Commission-DSC before February 28, as guided by the Public Service Commission-PSC or face sanctions. On January 19, 2023, Winnie Agnes Kabogoza Musoke, the PSC Chairperson …
Read More »VISAS: Uganda’s junior team to Bathurst 2023 cut by half
✳ U20 men 🇺🇬 🏃 310 Feb CHELEGOI ❌ 311 Hosea CHEMUTAI ✅ 313 Allan KIBET ❌ 314 Dan KIBET ✅ 319 Keneth KIPROP ✅ 323 Sailas ROTICH ❌ Bathurst, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Uganda junior men’s team has been cut by half, after three athletes failed to secure visas to travel to …
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