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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Khalid Ssebi, the private bodyguard of Nakaseke Central Member of Parliament (MP), Allan Mayanja Ssebunya. Ssebi’s wife, Kasifa Ocogoru told URN that while sleeping at her home around 2am on Wednesday, her female friend knocked on her door with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights advocates have asked the government to reconsider its decision to terminate the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). On Tuesday, the government terminated the operations of the office in Uganda. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Driving a car without a dustbin will attract a fine of six million Shillings. This is part of the fines that have been issued by the National Environment Management Authority-NEMA to curb non-compliance to environmental laws. According to NEMA, effective April 1st, the authority will …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Madi Okollo district have opposed a proposal by the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA to acquire additional land at Ajai Wildlife Reserve for Rhino conservation. In December, UWA announced plans to acquire 26.58 square kilometers of additional land at Ajai Wildlife Reserve to support …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Romanian citizen, Ecobel Iliu at a community hospital in Jinja City Northern Division. Ecobel is reported to have breathed his last at Soft power community hospital in Budondo ward, Jinja city. A health worker at Soft …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrates court sitting in Kanungu district has fined Nelson Kagote Twinamatsiko, the manager of Kanungu FM shillings 200,000 after pleading guilty to assaulting Anita Tumuramye, a female radio presenter. The incident occurred on January 26th, 2023 at the radio premises. The …

✳ Open SMS. Type UCE <space> Index no ✳ Send to 6600. For example UCE 003400/001 and send to 6600 ✳ Each SMS costs Sh500 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE examinations results have been released today. Candidature increased by 16,063 (4.8%) from 333,396 in 2020 to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda Football Associations-FUFA is considering four countries to host the Uganda Cranes ahead of the 2023 TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Decolas Kiiza, the FUFA Deputy CEO in charge of Football says that they are eying Egypt, Malawi, Zambia, and South …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Gweri sub county, Moses Ojacor, and the National Resistance Movement-NRM registrar, Nelson Eriangu alias Idokor, are in trouble for allegedly defiling primary six pupils. The duo was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly defiling the pupils of Dokolo Township Primary School on January …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Serere County MP aspirant, Alice Alaso has called on the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party to join hands in securing victory for the opposition in the Serere by-election. Alaso made the appeal during a press briefing on Wednesday ahead of the nomination of candidates …