Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for free and fair elections in Sudan. Museveni said that political actors must rely on numbers and not tribes to win if it is to achieve unity and end the current political crisis. President Yoweri Museveni made the remarks on …
Read More »Mbarara city mayor, councilors disagree on Kakyeera land
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city leaders are divided on how to proceed on the land at Kakyeera in Kiruhura district measuring 64.7 acres. The city authorities recovered the land in question from encroachers and decided to open its boundaries. However, Mbarara city council discovered in January this year, …
Read More »Gen Aronda widow accused of brutally evicting residents in Kyankwanzi
Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people facing forceful eviction from their ancestral land in Gayaza sub-county, Kyankwanzi district are now on the verge of starvation, following the commencement of wanton destruction of their food. The affected families are from the villages of Kyerere North, Kyerere East, Kiyuni …
Read More »Farmers in Kibaale receive beehives to boost honey production
Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 30 farmers under Kibaale District Bee Keepers Cooperative Society Limited have received 70 beehives to boost honey production. The beehives were supplied by the Kibaale district production department. John Baguma, the senior entomologist challenged farmers to diversify farming activities and urged them to join beekeeping …
Read More »Kabaka gives motorcycles to sub-county chiefs to mobilize kingdom activities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has given motorcycles to a section of sub-country (Ggombolola) chiefs to facilitate their work. Buganda Kingdom has 174 sub-county chiefs and 174 deputies. At the event held on Wednesday at Bulange Mengo, Kabaka Mutebi presented 20 motorcycles …
Read More »Housemaid sentenced to 20 years over boss’ murder
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A housemaid who orchestrated the murder of her boss and chopped the body into pieces for concealment has been sentenced to 20 years by Lira High Court. Dolly Acen appeared before Justice Duncan Gaswaga, the Lira Resident Judge who convicted and sentenced her on her …
Read More »Unclear laws hinder implementation of kavera ban: Study
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda must ratify and apply international agreements on the environment to boost its efforts to eliminate plastic waste. Uganda spends Shillings 10 billion annually to clear drainages of plastic waste according to a study. This follows 15 years of attempting to ban the production, importation, …
Read More »Ministries fail to submit policy statements for financial year 2022/2023
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government ministries have failed to lay before Parliament their ministerial policy statements and budget estimates for the next financial year 2022/2023. They include the Ministry of East Africa Community Affairs headed by Rebecca Kadaga, the Ministry of Trade, Industries and Co-operative under the leadership …
Read More »16 ACDP facilities idle in Bushenyi
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen value addition facilities belonging to farmers cooperative societies in Bushenyi district under the Agriculture Cluster Development Project-ACDP have remained idle almost 5 years since completion. The facilities were established to help 9,750 farmers across the district with the market for their produce and subsidized …
Read More »Kagadi Muslims want term limits introduced for Mufti of Uganda
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims in Kagadi district want the Mufti of Uganda, the highest-ranking cleric in the Muslim leadership in the country to serve for two five year terms, saying this will help reduce power struggles. This is one of the proposals that came up during the ongoing …
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