Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butchers at Kasese main abattoir are up in arms against the filthy conditions surrounding the slaughter house. The angry butchers say that they operate in a filthy place yet they are paying for operation licenses to the area leadership. Vincent Kimera explained that that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Zaituni Yahaya Babikola, the National Unity Platform-NUP Sembabule Woman parliamentary candidate has petitioned Electoral Commission protesting her party’s decision to block her withdrawal from the race. She wants the Electoral Commission chairperson Justice Simon Mugenyi Byabakama to intervene in the misunderstanding in which she accuses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy police and military presence in and around Soroti city ahead of the expected launch of the campaign manifesto of the Forum Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat later today. More than 200 security personnel drawn from the army and police are …

Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday called for cessation of the U.S. economic pressures against the country. The U.S. administration “must make up for its past measures and stop its economic war against the Islamic Republic,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told Iran’s state TV. “We …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A prospective Probation Police Constable – SPC recruit collapsed to death in Amuru district on Saturday while participating in a physical fitness exercise. Morris Odoch was participating in the rigorous drills alongside other shortlisted candidates in Amuru town council as a prerequisite for joining the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) is set to carry out conformity tests all solar equipment in Uganda even after solar standards under review are adopted. The UNBS standards department recently started a review of solar standards but the solar association and standards specialists in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has fulfilled a pledge of 10 heifers he made to Budaka women 5 years ago. Museveni who is seeking re-election as President of the country in the 2021 general polls had while campaigning for the 2016 elections made the pledge of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 1,820 farmers in Kwania district have subscribed for the unique Agricultural Cluster Development Project -ACDP. ACDP is a five-year government project initiated in 2018 to improve on-farm productivity, production, and volumes of selected agricultural commodities in specific geographical clusters of the country. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gabriel Jesus cancelled out a first-half penalty from Mohamed Salah as Manchester City drew 1-1 with Liverpool and denied the champions a return to the top of the table. Salah fired Liverpool ahead from the penalty spot on 13 minutes after Sadio Mane drew a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Victims of the Lords Resistance Army-LRA insurgency in West Nile have vowed not to vote any NRM party candidate if they are not compensated 99.8 Billion Shillings. The victims have resolved to mobilize voters against the ruling NRM candidates in protest if their compensation is …