Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been killed and Shillings 34 million stolen in separate robberies at two pump fuel stations in Wakiso district. The deceased person has been identified as Victor Natumanya, a pump attendant at Ideal Energy petrol station found in Bulenga, Wakiso district. Luke Owoyesigyire, …
Read More »Two soldiers arrested for shooting student at Gulu Central High School
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two soldiers are in custody in connection to the shooting at Gulu Central High School leading to the death of Gabriel Rwotomiya, a senior three student. Rwotomiya was hit by a stray bullet on Sunday night when a combined team of UPDF soldiers and police …
Read More »MPs demand comprehensive forensic audit of Soroti fruit factory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industry has recommended a forensic audit of the services and supplies, management and financial transactions of Soroti Fruit Factory Limited. In August 2012, government represented by Uganda Development Corporation-UDC together with Korea International Cooperation Agency-KOICA entered into a memorandum …
Read More »Seed secondary schools illegally operating boarding sections: Education ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several seed secondary schools across the country are operating boarding sections without permission from the ministry of education and sports, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. For years, the government has been constructing seed schools as one of the means of extending secondary education across the …
Read More »Private health sector federation non-committal on mandatory vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The private health sector officials under their umbrella body, the Uganda Health Care Federation have sought more time from Members of parliament to make a decision on government’s proposal that seeks to make vaccination mandatory. Led by the Federation Executive Director Grace Kiwanuka, the officials …
Read More »Museveni bans land evictions without RDC’s consent
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned all land evictions in the country that are carried out without the consent of the Resident City/District Commissioners. In a statement issued by the presidential deputy spokesperson Faruk Kirunda, Museveni said the District Security Committees-DSC which are headed by …
Read More »Mengo controls less than 5% of land in Buganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom controls only 4% of the total land area in Buganda, according a new report compiled by a committee led by the Kingdom Minister for Special Duties Daudi, Mpanga. The other committee members are Medard Lubega Sseggona, the Busiro East County member of …
Read More »Court agrees to halt Mabirizi plea to offensive communication charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has ruled that city lawyer Male Mabirizi cannot take plea on charges of offensive communication until court decides on the applications in which he is challenging the legality of the procedure leading to the charges against him. This was …
Read More »IGP Ochola asks CID to probe abuse of Police vehicles
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola has ordered the Crime Intelligence and the Criminal Investigations Directorate to investigate the misuse and abuse of police motor vehicles. He says that most police vehicles are being used for private work where they break down. He …
Read More »Gulu’s Covilyce-I impresses WHO experts
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Covilyce-1, a polyherbal concoction developed by Gulu University for the treatment of coronavirus disease has received a nod from scientists from the World Health Organization (WHO). The health experts describe the innovation as the right step in the advancement and standardization of African traditional medicine …
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