Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, has asked the Chief Administrative Officer to act upon civil servants who report late for work and leave earlier than the normal time. In his November 24, 2022 letter, Oceng notes that in his last four months …
Read More »Youth mark Rwenzururu palace raid anniversary by planting trees
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth in Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural institution planted trees and staged a climate change walk in commemoration of the 27th November 2016 Rwenzururu palace attack. The youth said that they want the Rwenzurur King, Wesley Mumbere to find a better and well-conserved environment once he …
Read More »Kiruhura police officer arrested over missing gun
Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwizi regional police are investigating circumstances under which their own lost a gun from the armoury. Corporal Wilson Nuwagira from Sanga police station in Kiruhura district is alleged to have lost a gun from the armoury where he was keeping guard on Sunday. Police spokesperson …
Read More »Assailants make off with security guard’s firearm in Hoima
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown assailants have raided Kaaka Spare World shop in Hoima city and made off with a firearm belonging to a private security guard. The incident happened around 2am on Monday morning. The private guard whose firearm was stolen has been identified as Eunice Kobusinge, 28, …
Read More »Armed men driving ‘drone’ kidnap Sheikh Yahya Mwanje
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified gunmen driving in a numberless drone have picked up Sheikh Yahya Mwanje, the former acting Amir Ummah of Salafiya Tablique Muslim community. Siraji Kifampa, the spokesperson of Jamatil Salafiya Tablique Muslim community, says that the gunmen intercepted Sheikh Mwanje shortly after stepping out of …
Read More »Defence committee to probe new firm over digital national IDs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The committee on Defence and Internal Affairs is considering investigating a new firm contracted by the Government to print ‘smart’ and ‘digital’ national identity cards. In 2018, the government entered into a joint venture with Veridos, a German company to set up a printing …
Read More »Driver sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for knocking five children dead
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sembabule Grade One Magistrates court has sentenced a taxi driver to four years in prison for knocking five children dead. Musa Amiisi, a resident of Bweera in Kasese district, was convicted on Friday of reckless driving, causing a motor accident that led to death …
Read More »Uganda Veterinary Association partners with Buganda kingdom to curb livestock diseases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Veterinary Association-UVA has partnered with Buganda Kingdom to promote livestock disease control for the purpose of preventing spillovers to human beings. Dr. Ismail Asiimwe, the UVA President for Central Uganda Chapter, says the partnership is meant to mobilize communities to start paying the …
Read More »Ex combatants in Zombo embroiled in land disputes
Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several ex-combatants in Zombo district have cried out over the land wrangles they are embroiled in with their relatives, three months after their return from rebellion. According to the returnees, they lost huge chunks of their land that were sold off by their own relatives …
Read More »Dogs offer psychosocial support to war trauma survivors in Northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Okello Oloya, a visually impaired victim of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Northern Uganda is using dogs to treat war trauma among returnees, survivors, and ex-servicemen. Oloya, through the Comfort Dog Project under the Big Fix Uganda in Gulu city, identifies …
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