NEWS

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district officials have impounded 87 cattle belonging to pastoralists commonly known as balalo. The animals were impounded from a kraal on communal land in Abunkutu and Kadomera villages in Palabek Nyimur sub-county. James Ochola, the LCV councilor of Nyimur sub-county says that the leaders …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda Peoples Defense Force-UPDF imposter who was arrested and charged with aggravated defilement and trafficking in children has been committed to the International Crimes Division of the High Court for trial. Steven Aine, a 39-year-old resident of Lira City West Division was charged and …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 370 animals have died from Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) disease in five months in Agago district. The disease has been confirmed in three sub-counties; Paimol, Laimuto, and Omiya Pachwa, where the majority of farmers were advised to keep their animals in communal kraals …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmentalists in Kasese have asked manufacturing companies to take action against poor waste management. Under their consortium, ‘The World Without Waste Revolution’, they are also demanding manufacturers have waste management policies. They argue that poor waste disposal remains a main challenge for local authorities largely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka says there is no need for the creation of a sports tribunal to determine sports disputes in the country. He notes that such cases can be handled by the Court of Arbitration, under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act. He said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 150 children have been rescued from the streets of Kampala following a city-wide rescue operation conducted by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) law enforcement team and the Uganda Police on Wednesday. The children mostly from Karamoja were picked from various parts of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund-NSSF is on the way to achieving above the target set for the year 2022/2023, according to the Acting Managing Director, Patrick Ayota. The bright outlook is based on the performance over the last six months. The Fund’s records show that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalungu West Member of Parliament, Joseph Ssewungu has raised concern about the delayed appointment of the Central Bank Governor. Ssewungu raised the issue during the plenary sitting on Wednesday and recounted that for more than a year, the Central Bank has operated without a substantive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muwanga Kivumbi was unamused by the majority report, and noted that government could be losing well up to Shs8 trillion in tax exemptions, which he said makes no sense in light of budgeting constraints occasioned by pressures on the national resource envelope. “We have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection have decried proposed budget cuts on the senior citizens’ grant for the next financial year. The Chairperson of the forum, Flavia Kabahenda Rwabuhoro described the cuts as “extreme” and would subject the elderly persons to utmost …