Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale district will not relinquish its assets to the proposed city that is scheduled to be come into force on July 1, 2020, the LC V chairperson Bernard Elly Mujasi has revealed. He disclosed this while addressing councilors shortly after voting on the relocation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has been granted more time to assess the evidence they intend to use against eight suspects accused of murdering former Police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi. They are: Abdu Rashid Mbaziira, Aramathan Higenyi, Bruhan Balyejusa, Shafiq Kasujja, Yusuf Nyanzi, Jibril …

Kyankwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are hunting for a Rwandan national accused of hacking to death three minors and injuring more than eight other people in Kyankwanzi district this morning. Charles Twiine Mansio, the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID Public Relations Officer identifies the suspect as Emmanuel Twagirayezu, a Rwandan …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Serere district have asked the government to partially reopen schools starting with areas that do not have confirmed Covid-19 cases. The proposal follows an assessment of the recent interventions by the government to help children learn at home. Government has been …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have blocked the move by Gulu municipal officials to display fireworks to celebrate the elevation to a city status. Gulu is one of the municipalities expected to become a city starting on July 1, 2020. The others are Jinja, Arua, Fort portal, Mbale …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4.1 million girls around the world will undergo Female Genital Mutilation- FGM during the lockdown because they are out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the State of World Population report released on Tuesday by the United …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders in Acholi have petitioned the speaker of Gulu district council protesting the establishment of Gulu district headquarters in Cwero sub county. Led by their chairperson, Retired Bishop Nelson Onono Onweng, the clergies under their umbrella the Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative-ARLPI say …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eleven Ugandans who recently returned from Afghanistan have tested positive for COVID-19 according to results released from the health ministry today. All the 11 returnees were under quarantine at the time of testing. The returnees are part of 19 cases that tested positive from …

Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has started the process of taking over Kanara Secondary School in Kitagwenda district. The school was constructed in 2005 by the community. It has 400 students, 13 teachers and the only secondary school in the sub-county. However, it has been …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Nile Special beer was recognized as the most admired brand in Uganda at a recent virtual event hosted by Publics Africa Communications in partnership with Brand Africa and Public Relations Association of Uganda (PRAU). The Nile Special beer was unveiled as Uganda’s brand of the …