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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Chief of Defense Forces, Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu has tasked newly commissioned junior officers to desist from engaging in corruption tendencies, which he says could threaten their career growth. While addressing the junior officers who underwent a five weeks course in pan-Africanism and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubajje has asked President Museveni to urgently assent to the Anti-Homosexuality Bill 2023 into law. He says the law is needed or else some Ugandans may resort to mob justice against homosexuals or LGBTQ+ persons. Mubajje …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda urgently needs to check the food safety crisis or risk the burden of illness and deaths dues to the consumption of toxic food and beverages. A number of experts warn that the food we consume is getting contaminated right from the garden, storage, markets, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslims have been urged to continue upholding Islamic practices and deeds even after the end of the Holy Month of Ramadhan. Muslims celebrate Eid al Fitr, the day to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan and thousands have converged at different mosques …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) Executive Director, Dr Chris Mukiza, has dismissed social media reports that his contract has run out. Mukiza said he was appointed to his position on March 30, 2019, meaning his five-year contract ends on March 31, 2024. The …

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Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Otuke District are fleeing their homes, following raids by suspected Karamojong warriors. Since the beginning of the year, an estimated 400 heads of cattle have been stolen and several members of the community severely wounded by the suspected rustlers in Otuke and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo has revealed that she split the files of suspects implicated in the Iron Sheets scandal to secure more convictions. Police revealed last month that they are investigating 53 people including Members of Parliament, Ministers, and Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Islamic Scholar Dr. Abdul-Hafidh Walusimbi has guided Muslims to perform Eid and Friday Juma prayers separately. Dr. Walusimbi, who is also the Dean of the faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language and Head of department Shariah at the Islamic University in Uganda, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The welfare of police and army officers dominated the debate of the Defence and Internal Affairs sector as Members of Parliament called for improved working conditions. The debate followed the presentation of the sector report by the Chairperson of the Defence and Internal Affairs Committee,  …