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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese is joining the universal Catholic Church in final prayers for the demised Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Archbishop Paul Ssemogerere has announced. Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger died on Saturday aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery. In the aftermath, the Vatican press …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of four villages in Kyamuhunga sub-county, Bushenyi district have petitioned the office of the Resident District Commissioner for compensation following an attack by stray dogs. They said that they lost more than 100 domestic animals when stray dogs invaded the villages of Katura, Mashong, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have named victims of a stampede that left 10 people dead at the Freedom City mall, along the Kampala-Entebbe road on January 1, 2023. The deceased were part of a crowd that converged to usher in the New Year. Preliminary police findings …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than one hundred people in Kotido district are homeless following a fire that gutted their grass-thatched houses. The fire, which started on Sunday in Potongor village, Panyangara sub county, razed down over 40 houses and properties. John Moru, a resident of the area said …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have been accused of extorting from the community to bail out suspected cattle rustlers arrested during security operations against illegal guns. Forces say that they have recorded a series of complaints from the public about leaders convincing …

Wakiso, Uganda | Xinhua | On a hot December day in the Wakiso district in Uganda’s Central Region, 56-year-old Chinese agriculture expert Chen Taihua, gazing at the fish ponds at the Chinese-built agriculture center, was deep in thought of how lessons learnt back home can be implemented in rural Uganda to …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Omolo Clan in Omoro District is demanding blood compensation of Sh200 million for their subjects who were allegedly shot and killed by the Officer in charge of Opit Police Station. Robert Olanya, the Omolo clan head who is an uncle to the deceased, Emmanuel …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A call for love amongst Ugandans and their country dominated the message as Christians flocked to Church to celebrate the New Year. This comes after the end of a year that has been dominated by reports of unexplained arrests of civilians, attacks by armed people …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Albertine Graben Refinery Project in Hoima will be one of the big oil and gas infrastructure projects to look out for in 2023 in Uganda and Africa. The 60,000 barrels per day refinery is one of the 70 new oil and gas projects that …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni said that the next financial year’s budget should prioritize on irrigation and building fertilizer factory in Tororo. Museveni made the remarks in Ongongoja Sub County, Katakwi district where he officiated as chief guest at a thanksgiving function for Rev. Fr. Lawrence Akepa …