NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The censure motion against security minister, Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi has collapsed with only 88 MPs out of the required 176 signing the motion. The Opposition sought to censure the minister for allegedly abdicating responsibility in the face of torture of Ugandans by security officers, detention …

IGP Ochola has been summoned to respond to allegations of human rights violations by police officers Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Human Rights has given the Uganda Police Force up to 09 March 2022 to respond to allegations of human rights violations by its officers. The Inspector General of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Juliet Nayiga, the news editor of UBC Radio took to the stand on Thursday afternoon as the first witness in a case in which the jailed Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya is accused of inciting violence. The state accuses Ssegirinya alias Mr Update of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health rights activists are concerned over the low adherence to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) treatment among women with disabilities in the Acholi sub region. Statistics from the Gulu Women with Disabilities Union-GUWODU, a health and rights group for women living with disabilities operating in Acholi sub region …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the Uganda Road Safety Act was only amended in 2020, researchers based at the Trauma, Injuries and Disability (TRIAD) Unit of the Makerere University (MAK) School of Public Health say there was a need to pay attention to some omissions to guarantee the safety of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists working on a Covid-19 vaccine in Uganda have told legislators on the Presidential Affairs Committee that trials will commence in early March 2022. Dr Sheila Balinda, a molecular virologist at Uganda Virus Research Institute said they have developed a vaccine using Covid-19 strains that were …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of boda boda riders in Kabale, Rukiga, Rubanda and Kisoro districts are in tears after losing their hard-earned money to Hill Motors Limited in a motorcycle loan scam. Hill Motors Limited opened an office in Kigongi in the Central Division of Kabale municipality last month. …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists and researchers are calling for increased funding for research and innovation. The researchers attending the Greater Ankole Symposium in Mbarara city argue that they need financial boost to be able to facilitate the incubation processes of their innovations and achieve commercial value out of them. …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families affected by the proposed oil pipeline project in Rakai and Kyotera districts want the government, Total-Uganda and the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Co. Ltd to halt the compensation plan and conduct a verification exercise to avoid paying ghost claimants. The families sight …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Kyambogo University academic staff have accused the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Elly Katunguka of irregularly appointing heads of departments and deans of faculties and schools. In a letter signed by the representative of the academic staff at the University Council, Rev Dr. Grace Lubaale and …