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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 137 suspected criminals spent Sunday night in different police cells in Jinja following a joint security operation led by the Kiira regional police commander, Richard Okullu in Bugembe ward, Jinja City Northern division. The operation also led to the arrest of Alex Mugabi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government-IG has cautioned the Local Government Minister, Rafael Magyezi against interfering with its mandate. This stems from Magyezi’s attempts to stop the interdiction of the Fort Portal city town clerk, Moses Otimong as part of the ongoing investigations into his alleged abuse …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto health officials have embarked on community engagements to mobilise and educate mothers about the importance of vaccinating their children against diseases. According to statistics obtained from Moroto district health department, between 60 to 70 percent of children aged between 0 to five years old …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA in Karamoja is considering banning pastoralists from grazing in wildlife reserves. According to UWA, the presence of pastoralists has affected the breeding of animals forcing some species like ostriches to migrate to distant areas where they can not easily be traced. Edyau …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima Regional Referral Hospital has recieved Shillings 5.6 billion from the government this financial year for capital development. The hospital director, Dr. Sophie Namasopo, says that Shillings 4.5 billion will finance the construction of the regional blood bank, and Shillings 1.15 billion will finance the …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six civil servants under Kanungu district local government are in trouble over alleged forgery and utterance of false academic documents. The suspects who are currently being held at Kanungu police station include; Alfred Mwesigye, 53, a teacher at  Kambuga senior secondary school and a resident …

Mwanza, Tanzania | XINHUA |  Twenty-six passengers have been rescued from a plane that crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania’s northwestern Kagera region on Sunday morning, said a local official. The Kagera regional commissioner, Albert Chalamila, said the plane flying from the Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Trade, Tourism and Industry has said that it will move the protection law aimed at protecting consumers from false advertisement, predatory pricing and substandard products. According to the Chairperson of the Committee,  Mwine Mpaka, although there are several laws in the …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kamuli grade one magistrate, Aisha Nabukeera, on Friday remanded Moses Kamya, the director of Mustard Seed Senior Secondary School and the director of studies, Hawali Muledu, to Kamuli government prisons, over abetting examination malpractice. Their school is located within Busoota zone, in Southern …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mukono district Chief Finance Officer, Robinah Nabwire has revealed that a total of 16 billion shillings was returned unspent to the Consolidated Fund at the end 2021/2022 Financial Year. Nabwire says that they received a total of 29 billion shillings to facilitate the …