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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Ismael Basibe, who was among those killed in last week’s bomb explosions in Kampala is demanding support from the government. The deceased’s elder brother Hussein Kalulu, says that he got to know of Basibe’s demise on Tuesday when the police spokesperson Fred …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has re-opened the Mpondwe border fish market in Lhubiriha town council, Kasese district. Last year, government suspended cross-border business and border markets as part of the Covid-19 preventive measures. The State Minister for Fisheries Hellen Adoa, who officiated at the re-opening of the …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-five year old Moses Kisige Ewaku, the Gombolola Internal Security Officer of Nkondo sub county, Buyende district, has been confirmed dead after collapsing during a field training session at Busoga University, in Iganga district on Wednesday. Security operatives from Busoga sub region are having a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda registered an increase in cases of Female Genital Mutilation during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to reports from the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development. FGM is the removing of the external genitalia of girls and young women in some traditional cultures. In Uganda, FGM is practiced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kisenyi in Kampala are counting losses after fire gutted several houses in Kakajjo zone. The fire which broke out on Tuesday is suspected to have been caused by an abandoned charcoal stove. It spread to a timber workshop, shops, and several houses, destroying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Sheikh Muhammad Kirevu is appealing to security agencies to release or produce three of their family members whose whereabouts remain unknown to them. Sheikh Kirevu who was the Imam of Masjid Jamia Gangu, and a resident of Gangu B in Busabala-Makindye …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Privatisation unit under the Ministry of Finance has said that it has demanded in vain for the payment of Shs69 billion from the sale of Uganda Railways property in Nsambya and Kibuli. Although Uganda Railways was meant to get Shs69.5 billion for the 57 acres …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A three-storied building under construction has collapsed in Bweyogerere along the Kampala Jinja highway, injuring five people. According to eyewitnesses, more than 20 builders were on the site by the time the building caved in at around 4:00 pm. Brian Ssekalala, a porter at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Congress has asked the government to address the welfare of medical workers in the country in order to prevent strikes. Medical doctors at government hospitals in Uganda under their umbrella association of Uganda Medical Association -UMA, are continuing their strike that started on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has issued new guidelines for admission of learners in Technical Vocational Education and Training Institutes. Previously, selection for TVET institutions had been conducted by the national selection committee alongside S.1 and S.5. For learners from A’ level, the admission was …