Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the residents of Katoge housing estate in Fort Portal have petitioned Uganda Lands Commission-ULC over a fraudulent move to unlawfully evict them from their premises. The estate under the preserve of the Uganda Lands Commission along Queen’s lane in Kagote ward, Central …
Read More »Alliance in Motion Global operations halted for alleged fraud, trafficking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender and Culture Affairs State Minister, Peace Mutuuzo has clamped down on the operations of Alliance in Motion Global, a network and marketing company for alleged fraud and trafficking of youth in the guise of getting employment. The company, which is believed to have …
Read More »Arua leaders divided over proposed allocation of land for UPDF barracks
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua district officials are divided over the proposed relocation of the military police barracks from Arua city to the district headquarters, to pave way for the development of a 4-star hotel by a private developer. This follows a plan allegedly spearheaded by the LCV chairperson, …
Read More »Landlord arrested for destroying tenants properties
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Moses Muwonge, the Director of Samasha Medical Foundation in Kampala city is behind bars for malicious damage. He was detained at Luwero Central police station on Friday when he responded to a summon for interrogations on malicious damage after allegedly destroying crops of his …
Read More »Kyagulanyi briefly detained in Dubai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu complained over his alleged arrest and subsequent interogation at Dubai Airport in the United Arab Emirates. Kyagulanyi, who doubles as the president of the National Unity Platform (NUP) party, said that he traveled to the UAE on Friday for …
Read More »UPDF officer detained on allegations of defilement
Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF are holding one of their own for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. The suspect is locked up at Nakapelimoru 405 brigade headquarters in Kotido following his arrest on Thursday. Major Isaac Oware, the UPDF 3rd Division spokesperson confirmed the arrest of …
Read More »MABIRIZI: Imprisonment will not break my resolve to fight for the rule of law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is almost eight months since Justice Musa Ssekana, the head of the Civil Division of the High Court jailed city lawyer Male Mabirizi Hassan Kiwanuka, for contempt of court. Mabirizi, known for his legal activism that has seen him file numerous cases on all …
Read More »LOP Mpuuga tables list of abducted Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition Mathias Mpuuga, has submitted to the government, a list containing details of people allegedly abducted by state security and detained without trial. According to information obtained by Uganda Radio Network-URN, Mpuuga submitted the list on Friday, October 6th, 2022 to the …
Read More »Lightning strikes teacher dead, injures pupil
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lightning has struck dead a primary school teacher in Kiyombya sub county, Bunyangabu district. The deceased, Annet Nyakake was a teacher at St. Andrew Primary school in Nyamiseke parish. The thunderbolt also injured Grace Nyamata, a primary six pupil at the same school. Patrick Mugenyi, …
Read More »2,000 families in Hoima face forceful eviction
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2,000 families in Hoima district are on the verge of being evicted from their ancestral land. The affected families are residents of Rwobunyonyi, Kirindasojo, and Kihohoro villages in Buraru sub-county. They are feuding with Fred Mugamba, a tycoon in Hoima city over land measuring …
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