Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Margret Mutonyi has sentenced nine people for different incidents of murder. The convicts appeared before Justice Mutonyi in the Mukono High Court on Monday. The first set of convicts comprised David Odeya, Jane Nabawanuka, John Kisala, and Paul Zimula, all residents of Ntoto village …
Read More »Uganda heightens preparedness against monkeypox
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s ministry of health on Monday said it has heightened surveillance following the spread of monkeypox in some parts of the world. Dr. Henry Mwebesa, director general of health services, said although Uganda has not registered any case, there is a need to increase surveillance …
Read More »Court of Appeal orders fresh polls in Gogonyo, Bukimbiri constituencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Gogonyo county legislator Derrick Orone, and his Bukimbiri counterpart, Eddie Kwizera, and declared their seats vacant. The Court of Appeal panel led by Justice Egonda-Ntende, Monica Mugenyi, and Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi delivered the verdict in their judgment on …
Read More »High Court reviews Besigye’s bail from UGX30M to UGX3M
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Michael Elubu has revised the Shillings 30million cash bail fees slapped against the former Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party president, Dr. Kizza Besigye. He delivered the verdict on Monday following an application by Besigye challenging the Shillings 30million bail slapped on him by Buganda …
Read More »Minister Aceng warns of resurgence of COVID-19 cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The minister of health has warned that the country is experiencing an increase in the number of daily COVID-19 cases compared to the stable trends it observed since January. The increase is similar to the rise the country faced in June 2021 when the Delta …
Read More »Suspected African swine fever kills dozens of pigs in Amuru
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected outbreak of the African Swine Fever (ASF) has killed dozens of pigs in Lakang sub county, Amuru district. Piggery farmers in Kololo and Tee Okuttu parishes say that they first noticed the strange disease in the area last month. The farmers say the …
Read More »Minority tribes call for establishment of cultural museums
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Indigenous minority tribes in Kasese district have asked the government through the Ministries of Gender, Labour and Social Development, and Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities for support to establish cultural museums to preserve their culture that is on the verge of extinction. They argue that cultural …
Read More »Coach Micho hopes to make amends against Niger after stressful opener
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cranes Head Coach, Milutin Sredojevic Micho is hopeful that his side picked lessons from their loss against Algeria and will make amends when they host Niger in their second game of the Total Energies African Cup of Nations-AFCON qualifiers on June 8th, 2022 …
Read More »MPs celebrate Gen. Katumba Wamala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on Saturday, 04 June 2022 celebrated the life of Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, the Minister of Works and Transport after an assassination attempt last year. Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa who spoke at the thanksgiving ceremony in Kikandwa, Nakifuma county in Mukono district, …
Read More »Police recover 600 bags of stolen cement
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police have recovered 666 bags of cement that were stolen from a driver at Musita trading center in Mayuge district. The cement was recovered from a warehouse in Idudi B ward in Idudi town council in Bugweri district. The warehouse owner fled …
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