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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating the mysterious death of a Chinese national at a hotel guarded by Uganda People’s Defence Force -UPDF soldiers in Nakawa Division in Kampala City. Ji- Feng was reportedly discovered groaning in pain and crying for help at …
Read More »Kenya’s Finance Bill passes in Parliament despite huge opposition
Nairobi, Kenya | ALL AFRICA.COM | Members of parliament passed the controversial Finance Bill after those allied to President Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza Alliance, the majority side, voted 195 against 106 with zero abstentions. This is despite the opposition Azimio alliance rejecting the bill, and huge protests in the streets of Nairobi …
Read More »Museveni welcomes return of Ugandan artifacts from Britain
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has welcomed the return of cultural artifacts from Britain that were taken during the colonial era. A statement by the Presidential Press Unit notes that Museveni was happy that the return of the artifacts marks a profound moment in the …
Read More »ICC hires British lawyer to represent LRA commander Joseph Kony
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed Peter Haynes, a British national as the counsel to represent the rights and interests of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Haynes, a renowned international criminal and humanitarian lawyer was …
Read More »Six charged for attempting to shoot minerals minister
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six private security guards accused of attempting to shoot at State Minister for Minerals, Phiona Nyamutoro, have been charged with seven counts of threatening violence. They are Nobert Okurboth the Manager of Wolves security company in charge of Rubanda and Kisoro districts, Robert …
Read More »Chief Justice Owiny Dollo kick-starts Tororo College OBs sh3.1 billion drive
TC dinner helps raise over sh110 million in cash in one night Kampala, Uganda | LOUIS JADWONG | Chief Justice Owiny Dollo has pledged to “help make St Peter’s College great again” as a sh3.1 billion drive by old boys of the Tororo school kicked off with a dinner at Silver …
Read More »Trade Ministry Official joins MPs in Luzira in Sh3.4 billion court case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for allegedly conspiring with three legislators and a lawyer to divert more than sh3.4billion. Kavundira on Monday afternoon appeared before …
Read More »New NPA board urged to focus on NDP-IV goals
Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Amos Lugoloobi, Minister of State for Planning has emphasized to the new National Planning Authority (NPA) Executive Board the importance of meticulous planning, particularly in the context of realizing Uganda’s ambitious goals outlined in the Fourth National Development Plan (NDP-IV). “The Board needs to work …
Read More »School watchman Kitungulu arrested for ‘disciplining’ Kamuli pupils
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Kamuli District have arrested a 50-year-old man for reportedly flogging three pupils after the video of the incident went onto social media. The suspect has been identified as David Kitungulu, a watchman at Butegere Primary School in Butansi sub-county. The victims, …
Read More »Pakwach health department launch campaign against bilharzia
Pakwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pakwach district health department has embarked on an exercise against bilharzia, a major neglected tropical disease in the area. Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is an infection caused by a parasitic worm that lives in fresh water in subtropical and tropical regions. The three-day exercise …
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