➡ FULL LIST of MPs not returning to parliament ✳ Robert Kyagulanyi ✳ Evelyn Anite ✳ Henry Okello Oryem ✳ Adolf Mwesigye ✳ Raphael Magyezi ✳ Mary Karoro Okurut ✳ Sam Kutesa ✳ Winnie Kiiza ✳ Abraham Byandala ✳ John Byabagambi ✳ Judith Babirye ✳ Wamanga Wamai ✳ Nabila Naggayi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Final year students at Kyambogo University are living in fear after one student tested positive for Covid-19. The patient is a third-year student pursuing a Bachelor of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) course. Last week, the student developed COVID-19 signs and she reported to the university …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party presidential candidate Nobert Mao has advised residents in Luweero and Nakaseke districts to stop voting praise singers if they want to be compensated. Several residents in Luweero and Nakaseke districts are still demanding for compensation 34 years after the National Resistance Army …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Groups that subscribed to benefit from the presidential initiative for wealth and job creation ‘Emyooga’ in Buvuma and Mukono district have raised concerns about the formation of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies- SACCOs. Several group members claim that they were promised to receive and have …

Liverpool set new record for unbeaten league games at Anfield ✳ Liverpool 3 Leicester 0 ✳ Leeds     0   Arsenal 0 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool have set a new, all-time club record for consecutive home league games unbeaten after stretching their current streak to 64 on Sunday. Jürgen …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uncoordinated operations between the police resulted in the death of 49 people during last week’s city protests, various sources have told URN. A police source says that the National Command Centre sat on Tuesday and resolved that there was a need to put a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teso NRM leaders have accused the management of Soroti fruit factory of rejecting oranges from Teso and preferring those grown outside the region. This was revealed during President Museveni’s rally in Soroti on Saturday evening where he met NRM leaders and flag bearers drawn from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government aided schools are struggling to pay teachers not on the payroll. Since the reopening of schools for candidates and finalists by government, schools that are partially supported by the government and under the PTA are struggling to operate. Martin Muyingo, the headteacher Makerere College …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Voters in Kyabarungera sub county in Kasese district want candidates to address the poor road network in the area. The residents argue that the poor roads have slowed down the development of the area. They cite the Rugendabara- Kasangali, Kabatunda-Mbata and Kicwamba-Kithoma roads which are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renewable energy dealers in Bunyoro region have asked the Uganda National Bureau of Standards to step up its operations to curb down the increasing fake energy products on the market. Under their umbrella Mid Albertine Sustainable Energy Network-MASEN, the dealers claim fake energy products have …