Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) is sending a full team to monitor this week’s Hoima District Woman Member of Parliament by-election where indicators show it will be highly competitive. Set for Thursday 26th September 2019, the by-election is intended to fill a vacancy …
Read More »IGP Ochola orders probe into extortion by police surgeons
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has directed the Criminal Investigations Directorate to probe allegations of extortion by surgeons. The directive follows public outcry on reports that victims of crime are asked to pay before they are examined by surgeons. The reports indicate that …
Read More »Uganda Govt’s next move on Non-Governmental Organizations
It now has data on their agenda, funders, money Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | After a month-long verification and validation exercise of NGOs operating in Uganda, attention has now shifted to what the government intends to do next. What is clear so far, according to interviews The Independent did …
Read More »Nagirinya murder suspects charged, remanded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people suspected of plotting the kidnap of social worker Maria Nagirinya and her driver Ronald Kitayimbwa, have been charged with kidnap with intent to murder, aggravated robbery and murder. Nagirinya, an Assistant Project Manager at Community Integrated Development Initiative was kidnapped by unknown …
Read More »Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference kicks-off in Munyonyo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference has kicked off this morning at the Speke Resort, Munyonyo with closed meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association regional secretaries. Also scheduled concurrently, is a meeting of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians steering committee, the small branches steering committee and the …
Read More »UNBS acquires new equipment to test composition of steel products
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), has acquired an Optical Emission Spectrometer (OES), used to test the chemical composition of steel and aluminium metal products. The machine is able to determine the amount of chemical elements as well as trace metals in steel …
Read More »Climate change ‘Hitting harder and sooner’ than forecast – Report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The signs and impacts of climate change, such as sea-level rise, ice loss and extreme weather increased during 2015-2019, which is set to be the warmest five-year period on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere have …
Read More »Courts to close 4pm on Fridays as judicial officers start weekly physicals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Courts will close by 4pm on Fridays every week to enable judicial officers perform physical exercises for better mental and body health. Judges, magistrates, registrars and all top management of the judiciary will be in involved in three hour work outs in …
Read More »COSAFA: Uganda’s six-star Nalukenge humiliates Mauritius in Girls U17
Sept 22 Uganda 🔴 11 -0 Mauritius 🔵 0 Port Luis, Mauritius | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda U17 Women’s national football team put up a dominant at the ongoing COSAFA U17 Women’s Championship to dispatch hosts Mauritius 11-0 on Sunday. Right from the onset at the St. Francois Xavier …
Read More »‘Up to 35% of Yaka metres cheat consumers’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Do you feel cheated by your Yaka metre when it comes to your electricity consumption rate? You are probably right as research by Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) indicates that 35% of electricity metres used by industrialists and 15% by domestic users are …
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