Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former rally ace Ponsiano Lwakataka has been handed a 22-month prison sentence for criminal trespass and malicious damage to property. He was convicted by the Mukono Grade I magistrate Patience Koburunga Tuesday. Koburungo sentenced Lwakataka to six months in prison for breaking the fence of George …
Read More »Katwe residents abandon animal rearing over crocodile attacks
Katwe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Katwe neighboring lake Edward in Kasese district are abandoning rearing of domestic animals over rampant crocodile attacks. The residents say they now live in fear because the crocodiles appear on the shorelines at different intervals during the day waiting for animals …
Read More »Owiny Dolo reassures judicial officers after Nabbanja grills magistrate live on TV
Chief Justice has urged judicial officers to continue dispensing justice in accordance with the oath and not be deterred by anything that is contrary to their judicial oath Mengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dolo has asked Grade One Magistrate, Amon Magezi in Mengo to explain what …
Read More »Kampala Woman MP rushed to ICU in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Woman Member of Parliament, Shamim Malende has been rushed to the Intensive Care Unit after undergoing abdominal surgery at the Agha Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya. Lubaga North Councilor, James Mubiru, who is with her in Nairobi told Uganda Radio Network-URN that she …
Read More »Court case of poor police housing adjourned to 2023
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Steven Kalali has expressed dissatisfaction with the adjournment of his case, in which he sued the government over the sorry police housing facilities. It came after High Court Civil Division Registrar, Jamson Karemani adjourned the matter to January 12th, 2023 on grounds …
Read More »WORLD CUP SHOCK: Saudi Arabia 2 Argentina 1
🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ RESULT ⚽ Argentina 1 Saudi Arabia 2 ✳ TODAY ⚽ Denmark vs Tunisia 4pm ⚽ Mexico vs Poland 7pm ⚽ France vs Australia 10pm Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | Saudi Arabia produced one of the biggest shocks of the World Cup by beating a Messi …
Read More »Bukalasi SS economics students fail to turn up for UACE
Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three senior six candidates of Bukalasi Secondary School in Bududa district failed to show up on Monday for their Economics paper on day one of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations-UACE. The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) began conducting UACE for all A’ level candidates beginning …
Read More »Mbire, Mandela and Karuhanga come out to support Uganda’s oil plan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s top business leaders have today issued a statement in full support of Uganda’s Lake Albert Oil and Gas Development project. “We give our unreserved and wholehearted, support for the responsible development of the natural resources Uganda is endowed with, including the associated construction of …
Read More »How Nabbanja rescued mother of 7 jailed over sh2.8million debt
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gertrude Nalule, a mother of five with two other dependents has this Monday been released from prison, close to two months after she was jailed for failure to pay a date of 2.88 million Shillings. Additionally, she has been on the verge of losing …
Read More »Byabasaija orders prison warders not to use phones on duty
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In the wake of increasing attacks on security personnel, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabasaija, has ordered warders and wardresses not to use their mobile phones while on duty. “Staff must not report for duty with phones, for they distract attention and …
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