Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has said cases of domestic violence in Acholi sub-region increased between March to October this year. The report indicates that from March to October this year, a total of 1,189 cases of domestic violence were reported to police in the eight districts of Acholi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 51 Savings and Credit Cooperatives-SACCOs in Katakwi district have each received 30 Million Shillings under the presidential initiative on job and wealth creation commonly known as Emyooga. The zonal manager, Micro Finance Support Center in Soroti, Simon Peter Egiriat says that each SACCO will receive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security officials have today blocked the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) presidential candidate, Patrick Oboi Amuriat from campaigning in Nyakabande sub-county and the Uganda-Rwanda border of Cyanika in Kisoro district. According to the Electoral commission campaign road map, Amuriat was scheduled to campaign in Kisoro, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has called for a special but speedy investigation into the protests that took place following the arrest of National Unity Platform’s presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The protest broke out on November 18-19th, spreading to several towns …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has asked residents in Nakaseke and Luweero districts to take lead in voting out President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for failing to live to their expectations. Luweero and Nakaseke districts were the epicenter of the National Resistance …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Organization of Trade Union (NOTU), the umbrella body for workers in Uganda is demanding for the decentralization of the Industrial court, noting that its concentration at the center is a huge challenge to the workers well being. The Industrial court was revived in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) party presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine will tonight speak nationally on Facebook and Youtube on the state of his campaign in what seems to be a competition with the Head of State President Museveni who will as well be addressing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate Gen. Henry Tumukunde has pledged to uplift the economic standards of the people of Arua and West Nile if elected president. During his address to his supporters at Arua primary school grounds on Saturday evening, Tumukunde said the people of Arua and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform (NUP) leaders in Kigezi sub-region are up in arms against Captain Peter Mugisha, the Kisoro Resident District Commissioner for intimidating their supporters. On Friday while campaigning for National Resistance Movement (NRM) party presidential flag bearer Yoweri Museveni at Nyakinama sub-county headquarters, Mugisha …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party presidential candidate Nobert Mao promised setting up a special tribunal’ to solve land wrangles in Kayunga district. Mao who was addressing residents of Kayunga said that the tribunal will comprise of judges who will determine the rightful owners of land in the …