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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has summoned the management of YY coaches following a spate of accidents involving buses from the company. The closed door meeting that lasted for over three hours at the offices of the vehicle inspector in Mbale town was convened by the Elgon/Sipi Region …

Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Low funding is hampering the progress of Taxpayer Register Expansion Project (TREP) in Kigezi sub-region. TREP was unveiled in the financial year 2013/2014 by the Ministry of Finance, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB), Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and Local GovernGovernments …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has proposed an amendment to the Estates for Missing Persons Act 1973 that will allow persons between 18 and 25 years of age to benefit from the estate of a missing person provided they are still in school and not married. This is …

  Makerere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chaplaincy of St Augustine at Makerere University has released a video footage about the theft of offertory and church equipment. Fr. Josephat Ddungu, the chaplain of St. Augustine Church, says unidentified thug broke into the chapel on the night of August 11th, …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has reiterated his call for the revival of Cooperatives to aid the Kingdom’s fight against poverty. The Kabaka was speaking during the opening of the 27th Buganda Lukiiko at Bulange-Mengo this morning. This was the same …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three police officers attached to Makerere University are in trouble over unlawful attempted eviction of Eng. Frank Kitumba, the former Director Directorate for ICT Support (DICTS). They are assistant commissioner of police Phillip Acaye, Makerere University chief security officer, Nickson Okello, the officer in charge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, Ismail Kiggundu called several district and division police commanders-DPCs, officers in charge and heads of Criminal Investigations Department ordering them to release certain suspects in their custody. The Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says e called the officers using police lines …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The UNHCR Representative in Uganda Joel Boutroue has welcomed the directive by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), which will greatly improve access to SIM cards for refugees in Uganda. On August 13, 2019, the Uganda Communications Commission issued a directive to the Mobile Network …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Despite the implementation of several campaigns targeting to eliminate sexual harassment, the vice is alive in various city areas. It isn’t uncommon to see men hissing or suggestively touching the bums of women in the streets, market, garage and taxi park among other places. …