Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has extended its warrant of arrest against David Livingstone Ebiru, the former Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS . This is after he failed to appear for the second time to answer charges related to offering …
Read More »Global social security body opens regional focal center at NSSF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund has been elected as the focal point for the implementation of the International Social Security Association’s (ISSA) activities in East Africa. ISSA is the world’s international organisation for social security institutions, government departments, and agencies, with over 320 member …
Read More »Teacher jailed 8 years for defiling pupil
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yumbe Magistrates Court has sentenced a teacher of Kumari Primary School in Koboko district to eight years in jail for defilement. Bosco Atiku, 36, a teacher of Kumari Primary School in Koboko District defiled a primary seven pupil of Omgbokolo Primary School in Yumbe …
Read More »The Independent wins defamation case against former MTN boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Kampala has today (Aug.31) dismissed a case of defamation filed against The Independent Publications Limited by the former General Manager Corporate Services and Chief Legal Counsel at Telecom giant, MTN Uganda. Justice Musa Ssekaana ruled that Anthony Mutyaba Katamba had failed …
Read More »Nabakooba stops opening of boundaries on disputed land in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judith Nabakooba, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has halted opening of boundaries on 13 square miles of land in Luwero District. The disputed land is located in two parishes of Kalasa and Nsanvu parish in Makulubita sub county. It is reported …
Read More »Why LRA leader, son parted ways
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ali Ssalongo Kony, the son of the fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony has opened up on why he parted ways with his father. The 29-year-old recently returned quietly with his family members comprising his mother, expectant wife, and three children …
Read More »BOBI WINE: Elections not enough to cause change
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform – NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi has said that election are not enough to cause political change. Kyagulanyi said that Ugandans must do whatever it takes legally to change the current system. The NUP President who was speaking in Kasese on …
Read More »Court orders DNA test on baby retained by Roswell Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for DNA tests on a baby who was retained by Roswell Hospital over medical bills. On Wednesday, the four month old baby was brought to court as earlier ordered by Justice Esta Nambayo. When the child was …
Read More »‘Give Parliament role in treaty signing’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has called for a constitutional review, to empower Parliament participate in the process of negotiating treaties, conventions and agreements between Uganda and any other country or international body. In a statement read by Kiboga district Woman MP, …
Read More »Land tenure system escalating disputes in Lango
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | System of land ownership and greed have been identified as the major causes of increasing land disputes in the Lango sub-region. In Lango, land is customarily owned where pieces of land belong to particular households, communities, and or the clan. Since there is no …
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