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Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butchers in Lugazi municipality, Buikwe district are protesting the new rates for using the slaughter slab. On Wednesday, Lugazi Municipality Assistant Town Clerk, Stephen Ziraba wrote to Lugazi Cattle Meat and Hide Traders Association notifying them about plans by the municipal council to take over …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women and girls with disabilities in Arua city have decried the rampant sexual abuse meted against them by men especially in public spaces. The disabled women cried out during a dialogue code named; “safe space conversation,” organised by Strategic Initiative for Women in the Horn …

Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operation Wealth Creation-OWC beneficiaries in Sembabule district are decrying the rising cost of animal feeds which is threatening the sustainability of their projects. The affected beneficiaries include those that ventured into the poultry and piggery projects, which were initiated from the inputs distributed by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An examination done by the Medical Council and Dental Practitioners’ Council has concurred with the findings of police investigations that Muhammed Kabanda, 25, was born with only one kidney. A fortnight ago, Kabanda, a trader in Owino market opened a case at Old Kampala police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s commitment to achieving the global target of ending the epidemic of HIV/AIDS by 2030 hangs in balance amid rising cases of new infections among the population, experts have anticipated. This comes ahead of the National HIV/AIDS Symposium next month at the Makerere University Business …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The acting Secretary of Uganda Land Commission (ULC) Andrew Nyumba, has said they are struggling to carry out their mandate of managing public land, due to understaffing. Speaking to Members of Parliament sitting on the sub-committee of defense, Nyumba on Wednesday said the Commission is …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Fort Portal is holding an ex-police officer on charges of impersonation and theft. The suspect who has been identified as Bernard Mulindwa, currently detained at Karambi police station. He was reportedly dismissed from the force over indiscipline. According to SP Richard Richman, …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Busoga North is investigating reports of examination malpractice at Verona College in Kamuli district. It is alleged that the invigilators connived with the school’s administration to provide some students with the examination papers before the exam started. Preliminary findings indicate that 64 …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has released 338 million shillings to the Kagadi district Ebola taskforce for response. George Gulyetonda, the Kagadi district communications officer told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Wednesday, that the money will be used by the Ebola taskforce in risk …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of South Sudanese students at Gulu Central High School in Gulu city were probed by intelligence following allegations of firearms within school premises. Recently, concerned parents raised concerns that some South Sudanese studying at the school have been seen with guns and live …