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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Executive Committee has petitioned the High Court to quash the ban on street vending and hawking on grounds that it is illegal and unreasonable. Led by the City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, the KCCA Executive Committee has filed its petition …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three members of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) have written to the party Secretary-General and the party Electoral Commission chairperson contesting their elimination from the primaries of the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) race. The complainants are Nuwabiine Jossy, Maganda Julius, Nuwagaba Herbert, Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Monday marked the African Anti-Corruption Day that is commemorated annually on July 11. The Inspectorate of Government, a government agency charged with fighting the vice said in a statement issued that there is progress made in fighting the evil although more effort is …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of staff at the cancer unit of Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital is over-stretching the care services. The unit has only one qualified pediatrician and senior oncologist, with six nurses that assist the doctor. The ward also gets one other doctor who comes as a …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of residents and local leaders in Rukiga district want the government to declare the district ‘hard to reach; due to the poor road network. Government curved Rukiga from Kabale district on July 1, 2017. The district comprises of Kamwezi sub-county with 6,287 households, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Council is seeking to source from its unexploited cultural practices and religious sites to promote local tourism and support investment. Two years after they were granted city status, the leadership of Masaka has considered organizing the first-ever city carnival as a platform to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has finalized the process to operationalize the Child protection Ordinance, 2022. KCCA drafted and approved the ordinance in May 2019, but it spent a considerable amount of time in the Attorney General’s Chambers for perusal to ensure it is in …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Kasese municipality have closed two school hostel facilities and banned their boarding sections for opearting illegally. The authorities also condemned the facilities arguing that they were not approved by authorities and are unsafe for learners. Both schools are found in Nyamwamba division. …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have used teargas and live bullets to disperse motorcyclists who had staged protests in Jinja over the skyrocketing fuel prices. The motorcyclists staged protests within different trading centres along the Jinja-Kamuli highway, where they placed and lit logs and old car tyres in the …

Elgon, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister’s office is going to resettle people from eight districts living and working within Mt Elgon national park. According to Fredrick Kizza, the manager of Uganda Wildlife Authority in Eastern and Karamoja region, over 5,000 people have constructed houses in Mt Elgon National …