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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian Association of Uganda has reserved slots for 100 children with heart complications to undergo free surgery in India. It was revealed by Rao Mohana, the Chairperson of the Association while paying a courtesy call to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa on …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As insecurity escalates in Karamoja, the police have teamed up with other security agencies for enhancement of operations against crude alcohol which influences warriors to stage raids. The operations have been in place over the previous years, but took a back seat this year when …

Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction works of Kololo Seed Secondary School in Maracha district have stalled. In April 2019, Maracha district commissioned the construction of a seed secondary school in Vura village, Tara sub-county at 1.9 Billion Shillings with funding from the World Bank under the intergovernmental fiscal …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in South Sudan have released and handed over four Ugandan nationals who were held captive during a fire exchange between military forces last week. Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Osborn Oceng says that the four were arrested at different intervals following a fierce fire exchange …

Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lugazi municipal council probe committee has pinned town agents for failing the planned realization of local revenue. The thieving agents have gone overboard to the extent that now only 35% of the expected revenue is declared as collected. The probe committee was formed in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six family members who were reportedly abducted at the start of this week are being detained at police’s Special Investigations Unit in Kireka, over their relative’s alleged robberies in Kampala metropolitan area. A case of missing persons was reported to Kireka police station by one …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Napak district is hunting for a group of suspected rustlers who killed the Gombolola Intelligence Security Officer of Lokopo sub-county. John Bosco Lopuli, aged 28 was shot dead on Thursday in Nakichelet village, Akalale parish. Michael Longole, the Karamoja Regional Police Spokesperson confirmed …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milton Opaco, a news reporter with NTV in Soroti is dead. Opaco who was in his 50s died this morning on his way to Landmark Hotel for the International Criminal Court-ICC meeting. His young brother, Benon Oketch says that Opaco woke up this morning in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Club Pilsener’s Campus themed Club Dome is back in its 6th year bigger, better and more lit after a two-year hiatus. Club Dome which targets campusers and young millennials in tertiary institutions of learning will kick off in Kampala in July this year at the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nurse attached to Arua Regional Referral Hospital theatre has been arrested over allegations of abuse of office and receiving a bribe. The nurse identified as Paul Wamala, was picked up yesterday after relatives of a 2-year old child who died last week at the …