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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Building Review Board (NBRB) is seeking powers to enable it to move faster in the enforcement of the law. Anthony Rucukye the Manager of Investigations at the National Building Review Board told journalists that the law should be amended to provide for express penalties. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans seeking employment in the oil refinery in the Albertine Graben need to be patient as the negotiations go on. State Minister for Energy, Okasaai Opolot says Ugandans will get jobs during and after the construction of the refinery. The government of Uganda plans to …

Accra, Ghana | THE INDEPENDENT | In a landmark achievement, Uganda has been selected to host the African Humanitarian Agency, a specialized technical agency of the African Union. This decision was made during the 45th Session of the African Union Executive Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Accra, Ghana. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has released a damning quarterly report on the state of the rule of law in Uganda, highlighting alarming breaches and concerns. The report released on Friday in Kampala exposes threats to academic freedom, undue delays in resolving complaints by the …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Peasant farmers neighboring Murchison Falls National Park in Buliisa on Friday stormed the sub-county headquarters protesting against elephant and Buffalo crop raids. Men, women, and children holding placards stormed the Buliisa sub-county headquarters demanding that the government should urgently intervene to save the situation. The …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students from the West Nile region have tasked the Electoral Commission to provide clear mechanisms for the regulation of security agencies during the electoral process. The students raised the concerns to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Justice Byabakama Mugenyi Simon who was in Arua …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katonga of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) unveiled its faction leaders in Gulu City amidst a growing leadership row in the once-largest opposition political party. The executive members were unveiled Thursday following the conclusion of the grassroots election held within the 128 cells …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have expressed concern that authorities in Uganda cannot ably investigate and document cases of psychological torture. Alex Kigoye, the head of Programs at the African Center for Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (ACTV) says that it is worrying that even when cases …

Rutshuru, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the public, especially the youth, have been cautioned against attacking Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) soldiers deployed under operation Shujaa in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The caution was sounded on Friday by Macaire Sivikunula Mwendivwa, the head of Bapère sector, Lubero territory, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has thrown his weight behind medium and small financial sector players demanding a one stop regulation centre, saying that multiple centres lead to confusion in which gullible Ugandans may be abused and exploited. The President whose message was delivered by the …