Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Staff for the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Center, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso has challenged UPDF officers, deployed within the court-martial setups to be mindful of the prevailing political interests in the course of dispensing justice to the offenders and complainants alike. The court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defence Force (UPDF) on Friday completed the withdrawal of its troops from the war-torn province of North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This followed the refusal by the Democratic Republic Congo government to renew the mandate of East African Community Regional …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral commission (EC) has embarked on the construction of the first-ever custom-built Regional Election Office to serve all the 12 districts and Arua city in the West Nile.. The construction works for the Regional Election Centre located on Plot 2, Municipal By-pass in Arua central …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport is set to meet transport operators in a bid to regulate unnecessary hikes in public transport fares ahead of the festive season. Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala said his Ministry will convene a meeting with leaders of the Uganda Taxi …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 5th Division court martial has dismissed with disgrace some of the soldiers who were seen in a video clip flogging a suspect accused of stealing a motorcycle. Corporal Odong Otto Richard Burton, the then Lagot Detach Commander, and Privates Mungu Acel Sunday, Ogwang Dennis, …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday launched construction of the Riruta-Ngong Commuter Rail line that aims to ease traffic congestion in the capital city of Nairobi. Ruto said that the 12.5-km meter gauge railway line, to be constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namugongo Division within Kira-Municipality Wakiso on Friday rescued a suspected thug from the hands of charged residents after being suspected of being part of the gang group that raided Namugongo Nsawo zone on Thursday. According to the residents, the group moving on boda-boda, …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has secured a facility in Gulu City to host 150 former Lord’s Resistance Army rebels for rehabilitation. This comes months after the Ministry of Defence conducted an assessment of various facilities within Gulu City suitable for rehabilitating ex-LRA fighters who were repatriated from …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | China has pledged to support Uganda as the East African country gears up to host the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit and the 3rd South Summit. This was revealed here Thursday by Chinese Ambassador to Uganda Zhang Lizhong while handing over 70 SUV cars …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said if it were not for corruption, Uganda would be far more developed than it is now. Speaking at the launch of the Electronic Investors Protection Portal (EIPP), a digital platform designed to safeguard investment processes in Uganda, Museveni said …