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Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru police are investigating possible arson at Elegu market in Elegu town council. This follows a mysterious fire that razed down makeshift structures at the busy market on the Uganda-South Sudan border on Wednesday morning. The incident comes just a year after a devastating fire …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have criticised the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for giving Uganda Clays an unsecured loan of Shs11 billion. This was during a meeting between NSSF management and the select committee investigating allegations of the fund’s mismanagement on Wednesday, 08 February 2023. The Chairperson of …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kansai Plascon, Uganda’s influential paint company has donated paint worth Shs50million to the CoRSU Rehabilitation Centre, company executives announced on Feb.0.9 in a statement shared with The Independent. Executives said, the donation is part of the recently concluded ‘Paint and Win’ Colour Cup Edition promotion. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Higher Education Chrysestom Muyingo has urged head teachers not to run away from schools, but engage the thousands of frustrated parents hunting for Senior One places after the recent PLE results were released. “Reports from the field indicate that some of our …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Khalid Ssebi, the private bodyguard of Nakaseke Central Member of Parliament (MP), Allan Mayanja Ssebunya. Ssebi’s wife, Kasifa Ocogoru told URN that while sleeping at her home around 2am on Wednesday, her female friend knocked on her door with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights advocates have asked the government to reconsider its decision to terminate the operations of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). On Tuesday, the government terminated the operations of the office in Uganda. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Driving a car without a dustbin will attract a fine of six million Shillings. This is part of the fines that have been issued by the National Environment Management Authority-NEMA to curb non-compliance to environmental laws. According to NEMA, effective April 1st, the authority will …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Madi Okollo district have opposed a proposal by the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA to acquire additional land at Ajai Wildlife Reserve for Rhino conservation. In December, UWA announced plans to acquire 26.58 square kilometers of additional land at Ajai Wildlife Reserve to support …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Romanian citizen, Ecobel Iliu at a community hospital in Jinja City Northern Division. Ecobel is reported to have breathed his last at Soft power community hospital in Budondo ward, Jinja city. A health worker at Soft …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrates court sitting in Kanungu district has fined Nelson Kagote Twinamatsiko, the manager of Kanungu FM shillings 200,000 after pleading guilty to assaulting Anita Tumuramye, a female radio presenter. The incident occurred on January 26th, 2023 at the radio premises. The …