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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has warned Turkana pastoral communities against supplying guns to Karamojong which are now used for committing crimes. The warning was issued on Friday during handover of two guns which suspected Turkana cattle rustlers took away from two UPDF …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission (EC) has issued an official programme for a by-election in Omoro County following the death and burial of the area MP and former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah on Friday. The programme that commences on the April 14th, 2022 with an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a former Finance and Administration Manager at a Health NGO African Centre for Global Health and Social Transformation (ACHEST). Patrick Odele had run to the Court of Appeal in 2017 after the Anti- Corruption court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution-DPP has asked the court to deny bail to a businessman Herbert Arinaitwe who is accused of cyber stalking. Arinaitwe allegedly leaked nude photographs of city Socialite Martha Kagimba aka Martha K. He is also accused of aggravated robbery and …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakasongola District Security Committee has resolved to establish a military detachment in Kalongo sub-county to fight rampant animal thefts. According to Nakasongola district authorities, between 10 to 20 heads of cattle are stolen each day in Nakasongola and sold in Kampala City. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER Winners in the war in Ukraine: What Uganda is missing THE LAST WORD A frank memo to our wannabes: Why Oulanyah’s evacuation to Seattle was not a waste of taxpayers’ money COMMENT The implosion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Makerere University students are uncertain about their graduation after they failed to access their marks. This week, some colleges released a draft graduation list. However, some students are missing from the lists raising concerns that they will not graduate next month. The …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbarara City Resident Commissioner James Mweisgye has instituted an independent Appeals committee to verify the final lists of vendors released by the verification committee. The new extra layer of verification was set up following complaints from over 150 vendors that missed out on the …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakasongola District Security Committee has resolved to establish a military detachment in Kalongo sub-county to fight rampant animal thefts. According to Nakasongola district authorities, between 10 to 20 heads of cattle are stolen each day in Nakasongola and sold in Kampala city. The police …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Nathan L’Okori, the father of the late Speaker of Parliament Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah insists his son was poisoned. On Tuesday, the Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng revealed that Oulanyah, 56, succumbed to cancer which he had been battling for a long time. Oulanyah passed …