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Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating two women in Lamwo district on suspicion of attempting to defraud parents under the pretext of sponsoring their children for studies. The duo, Proscovia Aling and Jackline Angwech, all in their 20s were arrested from Palabek Gem sub-county on Wednesday last week …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Hassan Wasswa Ggaliwango, Uganda’s ambassador to Kenya is dead. A close family member told URN this morning that Dr. Ggaliwango passed in a hospital in Kenya’s capital Nairobi where he was rushed on Thursday last week when his condition deteriorated. Dr. Ggaliwango, who …

Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Meet Catherine Mulanghi, an ardent marketer behind the success of entrepreneurial businesses in Uganda, now with MTN Uganda Catherine Mulanghi, an ardent marketer, has moved to the country’s largest telecom firm, MTN Uganda, as Manager, Brand and Communications. Mulanghi has been a strategic resource for …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The West Nile Province team have been crowned winners of the 3rd Edition of the FUFA Drum tournament 2022. They edged Lango Province 3-1 on aggregate in the two legged final. The West Nile Province team won the first leg 2-0, and fell 2-1 in …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Balaalo herdsmen are struggling to beat an ultimatum of three days given to them to leave Katakwi district headquarters in eastern Uganda. The Balaalo moved with their cattle to Katakwi with more than 2,000 heads of cattle after being chased away by the residents of …

Mpondwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected bomb has exploded inside a church in Lhubira, DR Congo. The explosion happened on Sunday leaving unspecified number of casualties. The church reportedly belonging to the Born again faith is about 3 kms from the Ugandan border. Traces of blood and wounded …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | New bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Kotido Reverend Father Dominic Eibu was on Saturday installed. The new Bishop who is now the third Bishop of Kotido was consecrated and installed on 14th January, 2023 in an event held at the St Daniel Comboni Primary …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize millers in Fort Portal City have faulted maize farmers for the poor quality of maize flour produced. The maize millers said this during an engagement on Friday between officials from Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS and Small and Medium Enterprises- SMEs …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Medical Stores (NMS) is seeking Shs 298 billion to offset the projected funding gaps arising from the declining donor funding. NMS General Manager, Moses Kamabare said that since donor agencies such as PEPFAR that have for long provided essential medicines such as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ruled that only parents and children are part of a family and therefore, only them can constitute a case on behalf of a deceased person. High Court Judge Esta Nambayo in a case where a one Charles Omony had …