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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has impounded and destroyed illegal fishing gears valued at shillings 447 million. The gears that included monofilament nets and hooks were destroyed at Bugonga landing site, Entebbe municipality on Monday. Entebbe Grade One Magistrate Naomi Sikoya presided over the exercise. She …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Letshego Africa, a financial services provider, is enabling instant digital access to wellness and affordable health solutions via its LetsGo Digital Mall-a multichannel digital platform, in partnership with Healthcare Group, Brandmed, it said on April 11. BrandMed is a digitally-savvy healthcare Group, that continuously reimagines …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lira city has arrested their own, Raymond Esanyu for murdering a suspect. Esanyu, an officer attached to Starch Factory Police Post in Lira City West Division was arrested after he allegedly shot dead a 29-year-old man during night patrol. The deceased has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Kamya has appealed to the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee to avail her institution with more funding that will partly improve the slow progress in handling corruption cases. Kamya was on Monday appearing before the committee to present …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Judge Dr Flavian Zeija has ordered for the retrial of the case pertaining to the ownership of St Peter’s Church Ndeeba land. The demolition of St Peter’s church that occurred in 2020 was the climax of a decades-long property wrangle between the Church …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s financial industry risks being blacklisted by international systems for failure to put in place measures that can effectively prevent financial crimes like money laundering. This is a requirement by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global inter-governmental organisation on the initiative of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court chaired by Lt General Andrew Gutti on Monday failed to proceed with the bail hearing of petrol bomb suspects after one of the sureties, Busujju County Member of Parliament Lukyamuzi David Kalwanga, failed to name all the accused persons off his head. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials have told Members of Parliament that 4.3 trillion Shillings projected revenue is to be foregone due to different unfunded interventions in the coming financial year 2022/2023. Led by John Musinguzi, the Commissioner General, officials from URA on Monday appeared before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 178 suspected thugs have been arrested over a new spate of machete-wielding attacks within parts of Kampala Metropolitan areas. More than 15 people have been injured in three separate attacks in Namungoona, Kyengera, Kawempe and Nabweru-Nansana areas since last week by machete-wielding assailants, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This year’s Kabaka birthday celebrations and run have been shifted to an unspecified date in May as Kabaka Mutebi is still in Europe and is not expected to be back by his birthday. This was revealed by Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga at Bulange Mengo where …