NEWS

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU on Thursday burnt over 50 illegal boats at Hamukungu landing site on Lake George, Kasese district. The FPU also burnt 3,300 monofilament nets, 64 basket nets, 650 under size gill nets, and 2040 under-size fishing hooks among others. The items were …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The resumption of heavy fighting between the M23 rebels and DRC government troops in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province has created panic in the area. The fighting which had ceased for more than two months resumed on Thursday afternoon in Rangira, Rutshuru territory. Later in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health on Friday said the country has eliminated sleeping sickness as a public health problem. The ministry in a tweet attributed the success to intense surveillance, tsetse fly control, and individual case management.   #Uganda has successfully eliminated Gambiense Sleeping Sickness as …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 22 people have been hospitalized at Butiaba health center III in Buliisa district with suspected food poisoning. The patients, 19 children, 2 women and a man whose particulars were not readily available were rushed to the health facility after they were served with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has mapped out a policy for different private sector players, to be responsible for the implementation of the different trade agreements the government signs, as individuals or under their associations. This revelation was made by Francis Mwebesa, the Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to have a louder voice, taxi operators under their umbrella body, the Federation of Uganda Taxi Operators-UTOF, have commissioned a nationwide registration of all people operating the taxi business. In the exercise which is expected to run up to December, both drivers …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health and security officials in Kapchorwa district are hunting for an Ebola patient who escaped from Mubende hospital. Dr. Siraji Masai, the Kapchorwa District Health Officer says that the male patient aged 50, escaped from the hospital after his samples were collected on Tuesday, October …

Nabweru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Nabweru has sentenced one person to a fine for aiding and abetting impersonation. Amina Nalwadda, on Friday appeared before the Grade One Magistrate Sanyu Mukasa, and pleaded guilty to hiring a student to sit the Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE examinations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sam Mugumya, a former aide to Dr. Kiiza Besigye has been released from a military detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mugumya has been in detention for over eight years. While details surrounding his journey to freedom are scanty, FDC iron lady Ingrid Turinawe, …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) has launched a campaign to decongest government prisons in greater Bushenyi. The campaign that will cost over 1.5 billion shillings was launched on Thursday in Bushenyi-Ishaka Municipality as regional offices of the Foundation for Human Rights Initiative were …