Kanungu, Uganda | XINHUA | As the world grapples with COVID-19, conservationists in Africa are striving to contain rising wildlife poaching, which has been worsened by the pandemic. When the pandemic hit the continent about seven months ago, many countries closed their borders and limited domestic movement. This brought the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People Defence Forces –UPDF have expressed concern over increasing cases of thugs moving on motorcycles in the night hours. First Division Spokesperson, Maj Yusuf Bilal Katamba said a number of thugs are moving on motorcycles late in the night purposely either targeting people …

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A traffic officer attached to Nakapiripirit police station has succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Monday morning. Fahad Kyaliyawula was shot together with his wife at dawn on Monday near Lokali bridge at Moroto – Nakapiripirit border …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Consumers of milk products in Uganda and beyond have five new yoghurt flavors added onto the market by Pearl Dairy Farms Limited. The new flavors were officially unveiled for consumption on Oct.03 at the company’s premises in Mbarara City, South Western Uganda. They include apricot, peach, …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana police are holding a father accused of defiling his two biological daughters aged ten and twelve years. Wamala region police spokesperson, Rachael Kawala identifies the suspect as Muhammad Kimbugwe, a resident of Naama A village in Busimbi division in Mityana municipality. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Budget committee of parliament have opposed a plan by the government of Uganda to fund construction of roads in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The MPs raised the objections while interfacing with the State minister in charge of planning David Bahati …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change party has so far given 290 aspirants a nod to contest for parliamentary positions across the country. Of these, atleast 20 are incumbents. Speaking to URN at the party’s headquarters, Augustine Ojobire, the secretary to the party’s electoral commission …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force-UPF has announced plans to pull down all campaign banners and billboards obstructing security cameras in Kampala and Wakiso districts. Information from the security camera monitoring centres in Kampala and Wakiso districts shows that some political aspirants and candidates have obstructed the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is still guessing on the approach for the distribution of the self-study materials which are being prepared for the homeschooling program. During the first phase of the program, the distribution of the materials turned out to be an …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of five Constitutional Court judges have dismissed the petition in which Dr Kizza Besigye wanted a charge of preventive arrest repealed from the Police Act. The justices led by Fredrick Egonda-Ntende on Monday dismissed the petition that has been in the Justice system …