Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Don Nabasa, the Commandant of the Military Police has rallied officers to adopt Information and Communication Technology-ICT skills and related modern technologies in the fight against criminality. He made the call while passing out 113 officers sourced from different units of the Uganda …
Read More »Moroto receives waste management equipment worth UGX 10M
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto municipality has received waste management equipment worth Shillings 10 million thanks to Welthunger, an implementing partner on a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene- WASH project. The equipment consisting of ten wheelbarrows, gumboots, rakes, hand gloves, and spades among others were delivered to the municipal council …
Read More »Police commissions UGX 1.75 Billion Savannah regional headquarters
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Savannah regional police headquarters in Luwero town have finally been commissioned, 12 years after the construction works kicked off. Savannah Regional Police comprises Luwero, Nakaseke, and Nakasongola districts. Construction of the Savannah Regional Police headquarters started in 2010 with support from the Justice Law …
Read More »Army court has no power to try civilians – Constitutional court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional court has for the second time in less than two years ruled that military courts have no power to try civilians. In a majority ruling written by now Supreme Court Justice Elizabeth Musoke, the court held that military courts are not courts of …
Read More »Kasese chairperson drops deputy in mini reshuffle
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese district LCV chairperson Eliphazi Muhindi, has dropped his vice chairperson, Jetress Ithungu in a reshuffle of the district executive committee. Ithungu was also serving as the district finance and planning secretary. Muhindi also dropped Christopher Macumu, the Karusandara sub county councilor who had …
Read More »Man commits suicide after losing UGX 800,000 in World Cup bet
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Mayuge district has committed suicide by poisoning after losing Shillings 800,000 in sports betting. The suspect is 30-year-old, Isa Tibinuma, a resident of Bubalagala village in Bukatuube sub-county. Tibinuma sold off his 20 by 45ft land on December 16, 2022, for 800,000 …
Read More »Teso leaders mourn MP Okabe
Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a somber mood in Teso sub-region on Monday morning following the news of the tragic accident that cost the life of Serere County MP, Patrick Okabe and his wife, Christine Okabe along Mbale-Tirinyi road. In Serere district, some people failed to report to …
Read More »FUFA bans referee for 15 years over manipulation of match results
Kampala, Uganda | THE NDEPENDENT | The Federation of Uganda’s Football Associations- FUFA through the FUFA Ethics and Disciplinary Committee banned referee John Bosco Kalibbala from taking part in any football-related activity for 15 years after being found guilty of manipulation of results. In a statement released by the local soccer …
Read More »Court stays Oledo’s suspension as UMA president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has issued an interim injunction staying the suspension of Dr. Samuel Oledo, as the president of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA). It follows an application for a judicial review filed by Oledo against his suspension by …
Read More »Muddy track affects athletics at Eastern Africa University Games
Ndejje, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All athletics events at the ongoing Eastern Africa University Games have been postponed to tomorrow due to the muddy running track at the Arena of visions stadium in Ndejje. Boniface Salano, the Vice President-Technical, of the Federation of East Africa University Games said that …
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