NEWS

Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has died while two others are nursing critical injuries sustained in a robbery at Petro city station in Bukedea on Sunday night. Information from the police indicates that the attackers first snatched a gun from the security guard deployed at the petrol station and …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The security forces in the Karamoja region have arrested six suspected warriors who have been terrorizing travelers. The arrest follows a series of road ambushes and abductions mainly on routes of Abim-Kotido linking to Kaabong district and Kotido to Moroto. The operations which was conducted …

Moyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police constable in Moyo district on Sunday shot dead a colleague before turning the gun on himself. It is alleged that Constable Kopi Joel Bobi, 27 years attached to the Field Force Unit, first shot his colleague Corporal Geoffrey Ogwal 47 years, after picking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people who were charged with offensive communication have petitioned the Director of Public Prosecutions to withdraw charges against them citing a lack of evidence. The four are businessman Francis Matovu commonly known as Butto, National Unity Platform Secretary for Mobilization in Eastern Uganda Moses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society in Uganda has called on the government to immediately ban the use of agrochemicals that have been identified as harmful to human and animal life, or banned in other countries. These include glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup, Rodeo Aquatic Herbicide, and …

Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The company contracted to upgrade the Katuna one-stop border post in Katuna town council, Kabale district is on the spot for substandard work. The project to upgrade Katuna border started in 2011. After handing over phase one of the 10 Billion Shillings One-Stop Border Post …

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Namalu town council in Nakapiripirit district are living in fear following the invasion of lions in the area. On Friday night, an unspecified number of lions believed to have strayed from Pian Upe game reserve attacked a cattle kraal in Namalu town council …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beekeepers in the Rubirizi district are concerned about the death of bees resulting from the use of pesticides. Vincent Kakye, the General Secretary Magambo Beekeepers Association says the district is experiencing a decline in the population of bees because of the use of harmful pesticides. …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on HIV/AIDS in the Parliament of Uganda is worried about the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) among inmates in the Northern region. The committee says that cases of STIs including gonorrhea and syphilis were widely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of lawyers have disagreed with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over his statements questioning the independence of the Judiciary. According to lawyers, the judiciary’s independence should not be questioned or subject to the amendment because it is provided for under the constitution. On Wednesday …