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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni’s ambitious e-mobility plan has been received with some doubts among cyclists. In his address to the nation on New Year’s eve, President Museveni said the government had made a plan that would in the long run reduce the number of fuel-powered motorcycles in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Polite Mosko was crowned the Northern Uganda Artist of the Year in the MTN-sponsored 2022 Northern Uganda Music Awards (NUMA) held Sunday evening at Pece Stadium in Gulu City. As the biggest supporter of Uganda’s music, MTN Uganda supported the NUMA awards based on its …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Mpigi district have arrested 24 Burundian nationals for illegal entry into the country. Deputy Police Spokesperson, Claire Nabakka says that the suspects, one of whom is female, were intercepted by traffic police officers at the Katonga checkpoint in Kayabwe town council, traveling …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic Bishops in Northern Uganda have described the Late Pope Benedict XVI as being a great teacher of catholic doctrines. Pope Benedict XVI formerly Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger, died on Saturday at the age of 95. He had lived for nearly a decade at the Vatican …

Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya District Veterinary department has commenced the vaccination of cattle to avert the possible spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). The move follows the suspected outbreak of the highly viral livestock disease at a farm adjacent to River Nile in Nyamokino Parish, Lungulu sub-county …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district officials are accusing parents of conniving with suspects to kill defilement cases in exchange for bride price. The officials are concerned that many girls have been forced to marry while others are being defiled but most of the cases go unreported as parents …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese is joining the universal Catholic Church in final prayers for the demised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere has announced. Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger died on Saturday aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. In the aftermath, the Vatican press …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of four villages in Kyamuhunga sub-county, Bushenyi district have petitioned the office of the Resident District Commissioner for compensation following an attack by stray dogs. They said that they lost more than 100 domestic animals when stray dogs invaded the villages of Katura, Mashong, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have named victims of a stampede that left 10 people dead at the Freedom City mall, along the Kampala-Entebbe road on January 1, 2023. The deceased were part of a crowd that converged to usher in the New Year. Preliminary police findings …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one hundred people in Kotido district are homeless following a fire that gutted their grass-thatched houses. The fire, which started on Sunday in Potongor village, Panyangara sub county, razed down over 40 houses and properties. John Moru, a resident of the area said …