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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Governments that continue to implement COVID-19 restrictions must allow the people to voice their concerns to lead to better management of the pandemic, experts have said. Speaking at the 8th virtual townhall meeting themed ‘continuous religious freedom concerns during COVID-19 in Uganda’ on Nov.29, Sean …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown assailants have shot dead a police officer attached to Soroti Central Police Station. The incident happened at around 7:30pm on Tuesday at Maroon quarters in Soroti City East Division as the officer was reporting for duty at the residence of Justice Alex Ajiji Mackay. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission-EC has blamed police for assisting the National Resistance Movement-NRM party conduct a big procession in the district before the official campaigning date in the Kayunga LC5 by-election. EC started nomination of candidates vying for the office of LC5 chairperson in Kayunga to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara North Division MP, Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari, has been given a week’s ultimatum by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprise to provide evidence of purchase of Nsambya railway land. Rukaari, who was appearing before the committee on Tuesday, 30 November 2021, shocked …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has asked government to present to Parliament a comprehensive report on its foreign deployment of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). This followed a matter raised by Jonathan Ebwalu, Soroti West Division MP about the presence of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition in Parliament has tasked the government to undertake necessary measures to detect and prevent the spread of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The new Covid-19 variant is reported to have originated in South Africa and spread to different countries. It has sent …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NRM MPs and leaders in W. Nile have asked Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament and also the NRM Vice Chairperson for Northern region to lobby for a Cabinet position for the region. Since NRM took over in 1986 and after the 1996 general elections, …

Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Budaka police are holding five foreign nationals for illegal entry into Uganda. Immaculate Alasom, the Bukedi North region police spokesperson identifies the suspects as Erasmas Dogso and Ziyad Abaala Duse, both Ethiopian nationals. The others are Samuel Abraham, Even Tesgarbr, Luwam Debesay, and a 2-year-old …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority-URA enforcement officers have shot dead a suspected smuggler in Busia district. The deceased has been identified as Martin Wanjala, a 22-year-old resident of Buswiriri village, Kapyanga sub county. Wanjala was reportedly shot dead on Sunday night while attempting to resist arrest …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A bankruptcy litigation against Global Security JSC, a Russian company that was awarded a 10-year contract to install digital monitoring systems in all motorcycles and vehicles in Uganda has been terminated. The case was terminated on November 22, according to a ruling by the Arbitration …