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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Entebbe road will be closed to motorists for a month due to ongoing works on the Kampala Flyover project. According to the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA, traffic flow will be diverted from Monday to September 2 at the section between Shell Shoprite …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in the Ankole region are counting losses following the long dry spell that has taken a toll on their crop gardens. A number of farmers say that they have lost it all this season because of the inconsistent and intermittent rains that have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa and the First Deputy Speaker of the Ghanaian Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu have deliberated on parliamentary practices of the two countries and made commitments for working relations. The two made these commitments when the Ghanaian First Deputy Speaker paid a courtesy call …

Ssemigga says  normal rains are expected in the second week of August Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero District Senior Agriculture officer has warned farmers against early planting after experiencing sporadic rains for a week. Since May this year, Luwero district has been experiencing a dry spell which …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University has observed a moment of silence in the course of the graduation celebrations at the Mukono campus upon receiving news of the death of one of their students who was travelling for the same ceremony in the morning. Alex Khauka, 24, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni’s electric buses and cars: The dreams versus reality THE LAST WORD In admiration of Nobert Mao: Why the cooperation agreement between NRM and DP should form the example in the evolution of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government-IG is keeping secret the names of corrupt officials to give them room to find means of recovering stolen money and returning it to the government without facing public scrutiny and court battles. Speaking to URN, the Inspectorate spokesperson Munira Ali explained …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Ankole region have expressed worry as Rwizi regional police register more than 400 house break-ins in the last six months. The region has in all registered another 6,728 cases that include 132 homicide cases or murders, 397 cases of cattle theft, and …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of suspected Karamojong cattle rustlers from Nabilatuk district on Thursday daringly attacked a heavily protected kraal under the joint security forces of police and army and took off with 40 heads of cattle. The incident that took place at 11pm in Lokitelarengan village, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Gender, Labour and Social Development, has urged government to expeditiously put systems in place to monitor Ugandans who labour in foreign countries as domestic workers. This follows rampant cases of torture and death of Ugandan domestic workers abroad. MPs said government needed to …