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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Organizers of the annual Acholi Cultural festival are struggling to fundraise money for the event. During the initial days of preparations, the institution budgeted 420 million Shillings for the event. However, Alex Oyet, the coordinator of Acholi Cultural Institution, who is also the vice chairperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists at Makerere University Lung institute have started evaluating herbal remedies for treating asthma following complaints that people living with the condition are often lured into using herbs whose safety is unknown. Dr Bruce Kirenga, the Institute’s Executive Director has said they have created a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court in Kampala nullified sections 168(1) (c) and 168(1) d) of the Penal Code Act which criminalized being rogue and vagabond. In 2018, lawyer Francis Tumwesigye Ateenyi dragged the Attorney General to court noting that the two sections were vague and allowed …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The persistent invasion of elephants has forced farmers in Acholi to harvest premature crops from their gardens. The affected areas include Koch Goma, Koch Lii, Purongo, and Got Apwooyo sub counties in Nwoya district and Namokora, Orom, and Omiya Anyima sub counties in Kitgum district. …

The works entail the immediate rehabilitation of 265 km of MGR tracks between Malaba and Mukono, including the line to Jinja Pier and Port Bell on Lake Victoria Abidjan, Ivory Coast | THE INDEPENDENT |  The African Development Bank Group  is providing $301 million to overhaul the Kampala-Malaba Meter Gauge …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bushenyi district chairperson, Jaffari Basajjabala has asked the Western Ankore Civil Society Forum (WASCOF) to investigate the irregularities in the 9 Billion Shillings tea seedlings project. He also directed the Chief Administrative officer to provide all the necessary information to WASCOF during their investigations. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have urged government to strengthen local councils and cultural leaders as key players in elimination of gender based violence. Legislators said that the two groups have in the past proven effective in handling disputes in communities more than the police which is currently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament under the Muslim Parliamentary Caucus have demanded for the unconditional release of Sheikh Yahya Mwanje. Led by Asuman Basalirwa, Bugiri Municipality MP, the legislators condemned the illegal arrest of Muslim leaders and their continued detention without trial. During a press conference on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola has directed police officers to stop arresting sex workers and gamblers immediately, three days after the Constitutional Court nullified the offense of rogue and vagabond in the penal code act. In his statement delivered by the Police Spokesperson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Flying Squad Unit has launched a hunt for 22 thugs suspected to be part of the group that has wreaked havoc by stealing electric power lines around the country. The group is said to be operating mainly in the central region. Flying squad together …