Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police Martin Ochola has appointed Senior Commissioner of Police- Elly Womanya as deputy director of human resource development. Womanya has been serving as head of Special Investigations Unit- SIU in Kireka. SIU is interrogations and detention centre for suspects of high profile …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of High Court has confirmed that Justine Juuko is on remand at Kitalya prison. Juuko also known as “The Ugandan destroyer,” was arrested on December 12th from Kyazanga and reportedly charged by the Unit Disciplinary Committee-UDC of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice-Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe has expressed concern about the shortage of ventilators in the country. Ventilators normally helps to deal with acute respiratory failure for COVID-19 patients. According to health experts, at least five percent of the persons that have moderate to severe …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy security deployment at Masaka central police station in anticipation of Robert Kyagulanyi’s visit to detained members of his campaign team. On Wednesday, more than 90 NUP supporters were arrested in Kalangala during Kyagulanyi’s campaign trail. Addressing a press conference at his home …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cornelius Kateregga Bakubanja, the Bishop of the Orthodox Anglican Church in Uganda has said that violence and brutality meted against opposition politicians and other citizens ahead of the 2021 elections is a sign of fear by the state. Bishop Bakubanja referred to biblical events that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro Resident District Commissioner, Captain Peter Mugisha is bickering with the district’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) party chairman, Philemon Mateke over declining support of the NRM in the district. Mateke who is also the State Minister for Regional Affairs accuses Mugisha of using foul language …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party still faces an uphill task to win hearts of voters in Gulu city according to observations made by area politicians and opinion leaders. Unlike the districts of Lamwo, Kitgum, Pader and Omoro where the NRM party has enjoyed some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has asked security agencies to respect the rights of Ugandans. The Archbishop was on Thursday delivering his New Year address at the Archbishop’s palace at Namirembe. Security personnel have come under …

  Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Over two million children in the United States have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic, according to the latest data of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. Nearly 179,000 new child COVID-19 cases were reported last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More mothers from Karamoja sub-region are now delivering their babies from health facilities according to Dr Charles Nuwagaba, a health expert attached to the Drylands Integrated Development Project funded by the Office of the Prime Minister. Dr Nuwagaba told URN that health facility deliveries which …