NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Catholic Church is seeking guidance from the government about the nature of this year’s Martyrs’ day celebrations. The annual celebrations are in honor of 45 young men who converted to Christianity between 1885 and 1887 to the annoyance of the then Kabaka Mwanga II …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The constitutionality of constituencies demarcated by the Electoral Commission and by the Parliament after the 1995 Constitution are under question. The Constitutional Court in Kampala ruled that the independent Electoral Commission abrogated the constitution, therefore acted unconstitutionally in their demarcation. The Parliament of Uganda together …

NSSF paid out sh28.8 billion above target Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  The National Social Security Fund has paid out Ushs78.8 billion to 4,417 eligible members to date, UGX 28.8 billion above its weekly target of UGX 50 billion, following mass application of the mid term benefit that …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lamwo district on Tuesday started evicting pastoralists. The eviction is however contrary to a resolution made on Sunday by the security committee of Lamwo, together with clan leaders to halt the exercise until the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah is buried. Denis …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The dilapidated state of the Arua city abattoir has drawn protests from butchers. The butchers want the city authorities to construct a modern abattoir saying they are operating under filthy conditions. Located along Iddi Amin road in Arua Central Division, the abattoir lacks a functional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) and the army from the Third Division have killed 16 suspected cattle rustlers in the ongoing joint security operations in Karamoja sub-region. The joint security force killed the rustlers about four days ago because of the consistent cattle raids in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is determined to continue with the electronic system of agricultural input purchases. The e-Voucher system launched in 2019 was developed by United Bank for Africa and used as a purchase and payment system to boost the Agriculture Cluster Development Program (ACDP). The system …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has repossessed the former Sango-bay sugar estates in Kabira, Mutukula, and Kakuuto sub-counties in Kyotera district, to pave way for oil palm tree growing in the area. Close to 10,000 residents have been forcefully evicted from the 247 square miles of land that …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 former abductees of Allied Democratic Forces – ADF rebels in Kasese district have received resettlement package from the Amnesty Commission. The items include spraying pumps, two hoes each, modern sewing machines among others. Ronald Ssekatawa, the commissioner coordinator in charge of Rwenzori …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs has revealed that parents in Busia are using children to smuggle drugs across the borders. Agnes Igoye, the Deputy Coordinator for the prevention of trafficking in persons, said incidents of using children and people with disabilities to traffic drugs were …