Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials in the Albertine region have released and deported 35 Congolese fishermen who were arrested on the Lake Albert waters in Kikuube district. The Congolese fishermen were arrested on August 1, 2022 while carrying out fishing activities in the Ugandan waters near Sebigoro landing site. …
Read More »Karamoja leaders lash out at Nandutu, demand for more NUP food relief
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja region are angry with the state minister for Karamoja affairs Agnes Nandutu for castigating the National Unity platform (NUP) for delivering food in Karamoja saying NUP was looking for cheap popularity. Instead, some district chairpersons and the mayor of Moroto …
Read More »‘US sanctions on Russia not responsible for high commodity prices’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | America’s sanctions on Russia are not to blame for the increasing prices of food and petroleum products across the globe, the United States of America’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield has said. The world has recorded a sharp rise in prices …
Read More »Kikuube residents kill 40 cows over land wrangle
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bwera LCI in Kyangwali sub county, Kikuube district have killed 40 cows and torched four houses belonging to Pastor George Baguma from Bwera Miracle church over land wrangles. The more than 500 residents are feuding with the pastor over approximately 300 acres of land …
Read More »MPs cite inconsistencies in Bujagali ownership
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Ad hoc Committee on Bujagali Hydropower Project have discovered what they described as inconsistencies in the ownership and registration of Bujagali Electricity Company Limited. The legislators established that the company won a multi-billion contract before it was even registered. The committee …
Read More »Museveni sends Gen Kawagga to Nairobi as Defence Advisor
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Commander in Chief, has appointed Uganda People’s Defence (UPDF) First Division commander Maj. Gen. Samuel Kawagga, as defence advisor at the High Commission in Nairobi. Museveni has replaced Gen. Kawagga with Brig. Gen Joseph Semwanga. Gen. Kawagga has …
Read More »MPs, plastic dealers lock horns over US$70 tax
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development has met officials from Uganda Manufacturers’ Association (UMA) and Uganda Plastic Recyclers Association to negotiate a settlement over the controversial US$70 levy on plastic imports in the country. The Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2022 had levied a 2.5 …
Read More »Museveni promotes five senior commissioners to AIGPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promoted five Senior Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspector General Police. The promoted police officers include Charles Birungi who replaced retired Andrew Soroweni as Director of Police Welfare and Production, Fadhil Kaali who is the commander of Field Force Police (FFP), James …
Read More »Gen. Otafiire asks ghetto youth to forgive gov’t for previous mistakes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Internal Affairs, Major General Kahinda Otafiire has asked for forgiveness from the ghetto youths in Kampala, saying the government committed mistakes in the implementation of previous poverty eradication programs. He made the apology while addressing over 1,500 youths drawn from the ghettos in …
Read More »Mpuuga urges families of Mbale flood victims to sue gov’t for negligence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition leaders have advised the families of the victims of last weekend’s Mbale city floods to sue the government for negligence leading to the loss of lives. At 23 people lost their lives when several rivers in Mbale including Nabuyonga, Namatala, and Nashibiso burst their banks …
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