Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 27-year-old man in Entebbe has been sentenced to 15 years in jail after pleading guilty to aggravated defilement. Simon Nkayivu was sentenced on Thursday by Justice Anthony Oyuko Ojok during the High Court Criminal session at Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court. According to the court, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY ‘Middle Income’ status: Museveni’s dream and numbers that don’t lie THE LAST WORD Uganda’s biggest handicap: How low levels of skill impact our nation’s ambitions in government, private sector and our homes COMMENTS …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have ordered Lubiri High School management to suspend all students who were caught on video seemingly dancing in an indecent manner in a bus. In the video that went viral on social media platforms last month, students were filmed on a bus belonging to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kingdom of Buganda has started purchasing coffee from farmers in order to provide a ready market at a good price. Buganda’s State Minister for Local Government Joseph Kawuuki, has written to all the county chiefs informing them of the development and urging them to …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health facilities in Buliisa have been hit by shortages of essential medicines and supplies. The most affected are Biiso health center IV, Butiaba health center III, Buliisa health center IV, Kihungya health center III, Avogara health center III, Kigwera health center III and Buliisa general …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested six people for assaulting a police constable at Ntawo cell in Mukono municipality. The arrested persons were captured in video clips beating Andrew Mujuni, a constable from Mukono Police Division Field Force Unit whom they suspected to be part of a gang …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the State House Anti-corruption Unit, alongside their counterparts from the Internal Security Organization-ISO and the Kiira regional police command, have intensified investigations into complaints of land grabbing orchestrated by Jinja city officials. The officers who flagged off their operations with a stakeholders meeting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has ordered all businesses to vacate campus premises. Citing a resolution by the Makerere University Council, the Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration wrote on the 1st of July directing that all vendors and business owners are required to cease …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Municipal Council has secured 30 scholarship slots for underprivileged youths. The selected beneficiaries will undergo rigorous training on skills development at the Acholi Industrial Hub in Gulu. The Acholi Industrial Hub is one of the 22 zonal hubs established countrywide through the Presidential Initiative …
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Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bukomansimbi district is struggling to prosecute cases of sexual abuse against minors due to collusion among parents and offenders. Records at the Bukomansimbi District Probation Office indicate that between 2019 and 2021, a total of 1,013 sexual abuse cases were formally recorded to …
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