Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded two government officials on charges of extortion and impersonation. They are Wilberforce Turyakira, the Assistant Private Secretary in Charge of Environmental Affairs in State House and Captain Emmanuel Abaho. The duo appeared on Thursday afternoon before Nakawa …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has rejected an opposition proposal to make all ministers ex-officio Members of Parliament on grounds that it infringes on Article 93 of the Constitution and imposes a charge on the Consolidated Fund. This is part of the committee …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Communities hosting Internally Displaced Persons-IDPs in Kasese district have benefited from the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene-WASH project. The project was funded by OXFAM and implemented in partnership with Foundation for Urban and Rural Advancement (FURA) and Kasese district. The project focused on improving access …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the head of the National Unity Platform has today announced the appointment of four deputy presidents for the party. The four were appointed on a regional basis representing the central, northern, eastern and the western part of Uganda. They are Mathias …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA executive committee chaired by the Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was no show at Thursday’s council sitting demanding that councilors be inducted on the KCCA Amendment Act of 2020. On Monday, the office of the KCCA speaker issued a notice …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine, the National Unity Platform-NUP president has sued government for blocking his radio talk show in Mbale city last week. The respondents to the suit are the Attorney General, Inspector General of Police, Martins Okoth Ochola, Elgon Region Police Commander, …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The incumbent Mayor Mbale city Mutwalibi Mafabi Zandya has been defeated in the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party primaries. The party’s electoral commission in Mbale declared Kassim Namugali winner. He garnered 66 votes against Zandya’s 15 votes while Mugoya Siraji got 11 votes. The …

✳ Mathias Mpuuga from DP ✳ Joseph Ssewungu DP ✳ Medard Ssegona DP ✳ Betty Nambooze DP ✳ Moses Kasibante Ind ✳ Muwanga Kivumbi DP ✳ Allan Ssewanyana DP ✳ Ssempala Kigozi DP ✳ Ssentongo Robinah DP ✳ Veronica Namaganda DP ✳ Florence Namayanja DP Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts in Uganda have predicted an increase in the need for lung rehabilitation in the aftermath of coronavirus disease. Dr Bruce Kirenga, the director Uganda Lung Institute says that while Uganda has largely had mild cases of the respiratory disease, many of those that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youthful politicians in Kitgum district have sprung up to vie for political offices against old guards in the Chua East and Kitgum municipality in the 2021 general elections. Chua East county is currently represented by Foreign Affairs State Minister Henry Okello Oryem while the Kitgum …