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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Central Market vendors are protesting new space demarcations by the City Council, a move undertaken to create more spaces. Mbarara city authorities started demarcating the market on Monday and directed vendors to remove their displays from the demarcated areas which will now be allocated …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kiira region is hunting for David Kasete, the in-charge of Buwolero health center II, for alleged theft of government drugs. This follows complaints from residents who informed the Jinja Resident District Commissioner, Elijah Madoi, about the lack of medical supplies for the …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Batwa Community in Kanungu district is seeking affirmative action in the recruitment of game rangers by the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA). The authority conducted a nationwide recruitment of over 800 game rangers in July last year, as a way of enhancing wildlife protection in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have summoned renowned property owner John Sebalamu, the proprietor of Freedom City Mall along the Kampala-Entebbe Road following a stampede that claimed 10 lives on News Year’s Eve. The deceased were part of the revellers attending the party-after-party concert at the mall. In the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Matidi and Mucwini sub counties in Kitgum district are living in a panic because of a stray lion reported to be marauding in their area. The panic started four days ago after area residents discovered a carcass of a cow and footmarks of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | E-wage payment system is a web-based application that facilitates single payment of casual workers via their mobile phones. The app emerged as the winner of the 2022 MTN MoMo Hackathon with the developers rewarded with US$5,000 to go ahead and implement the idea. 12 teams …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is mooting for joint efforts in the fight against malaria among East African member states. In an interview on Tuesday, Anifa Kawooya Bangirana, the State Minister for Health in Charge of General Duties said that they are concerned about the high …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Sande Emolot Etomeileng has been gazetted as the Iteso cultural leader. Emolot, 61, was installed as Iteso Paramount Chief in October 2022 after a court battle with the rival group that contested his election as caretaker Emorimor in April, after the death of former …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Gulu district have decried the encroachment on parts of land hosting the Presidential Industrial hub for the Acholi sub-region. The industrial hub located in Oding Parish, Unyama sub-county in Gulu district was constructed by the government under the Presidential initiative to skill youth …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Solar-powered street lights have been installed in Kapchorwa municipality. Two hundred lights were installed by China Construction Company Limited. The installation is part of the project for the construction of the Bukwo-Suam road. Each solar street light pole has a lightning arrester, an inbuilt solar …