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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elite women from Kasese district have tasked the government to expedite the process of permanently relocating the more than 220 households that were displaced by floods in 2020. 176 of these households are headed by women. At least 1068 persons have spent more than two years …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 schools in Watalinga chiefdom in Beni territory in North Kivu province, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have remained closed for the last two months due to insecurity caused by the rebel Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a local non-profit Christian organization in …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Grade One Magistrate Christine Nantege has committed MP’s Allan Ssewanyana and Muhamad Ssegirinya to the High Court for trial on offences of murder. The two opposition MPs who were arrested in September last year, are charged alongside Wilson Ssenyonga alias Tony Nyonga who …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court assessors have asked Mukono High court Judge Henry Kaweesa Isabirye to find Matthew Kirabo guilty for the murder of his late girlfriend, Desire Mirembe, a former Makerere University medical student. Robert Sseguya and Grace Nakandi told the High court on Monday morning that after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has upheld the victory of Charles Tebandeke as the Bbaale Constituency Member of Parliament in Kayunga district. A panel comprising of Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Catherine Bamugemereire and Hellen Obura delivered the verdict on Monday following the withdrawal of an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row among members of Nsambya Carpentry and Joinery Training Association-NSACAJA over the Shillings 427million disbursed by the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA for their relocation. UNRA released Shillings 427 million in February this year to facilitate the relocation of close to 2000 …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The drop in Irish potato production in Kigezi sub-region has raised concern among farmers and agriculture experts. Irish potatoes are both a staple food and a source of income for farmers in the region. Kabale, Rubanda, Rukiga and Kisoro districts produce at least 60% of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After taking a month off since the full reopening of events in Uganda, the East African Meat Carnival came back bigger and better on Saturday, March 26. The event is a fusion of meats and music from the different East African countries – Uganda, Tanzania, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID headquarters in Kibuli have intervened in a case where George Musheijja Bakulu, the LC I chairperson of Nyamiringa in Bulongo parish, Sembabule district is accused of aggravated defilement. According to Muhammad Nsubuga, the Southern Regional Police spokesperson says that the directorate …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security authorities have impounded 2,000 heads of cattle from Lakang sub county in Amuru district. The cattle which reportedly belongs to the balalo herdsmen, was impounded over the weekend from land belonging to Madhvani Group of Company during a crackdown. They are currently being held …