Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sulaiman Kidandala, the former Kawempe North parliamentary candidate has dropped his appeal challenging the victory of his jailed rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya. He communicated the decision through his lawyers of Alaka and Company Advocates in the February 17th 2022 letter to the Court of Appeal Registrar, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A loose power connection is to blame for the fire outbreak at St. Joseph SSS Nakanyonyi in Jinja City Northern division, which claimed the life of 13-year-old Emmanuel Muwumba on Tuesday night. The fire broke out in the boys dormitory burning Muwumba severely on the …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The oil palm project in Kyotera district has failed to take off due to the delayed boundary opening of Sango Bay land and registration of all Project Affected Persons-PAPs. The project was meant to start in January after compensation of PAPs which had been planned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Embattled Mulago National Referral Hospital Executive Director, Dr. Baterena Byarugaba has handed over office to deputy director Dr. Rosemary Byanyima, after being interdicted by Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr Diana Atwine last week. Byarugaba was arrested last week after investigations by the Health Monitoring Unit linked …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima District Security Committee has banned the grazing of animals and cultivation on the land earmarked for the oil refinery in Kabaale parish, Kabaale sub-county. In 2012, the government acquired 29 square kilometres of land in Kabaale parish for the construction of the oil refinery. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District Education Officers and headteachers have welcomed the ongoing efforts by the Ministry of Education to decentralize secondary education. They argue that the move will improve service delivery in the sub-sector. Decentralization is the transfer of certain decision-making power and responsibilities from the central government …

Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A primary school teacher in Kibaale district is in police custody for defilement. Geoffrey Kirungi, who is attached to Bugwara Primary school in Kicucura sub county, Kagadi district, is accused of defiling and impregnating a 15 year old pupil in primary seven at Devine Nursery …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Agago and Kitgum District Security Committees have recruited arrow boys to guard the locals and their animals against the increasing Karamojong attacks. In the past months, residents and local leaders in both districts have been requesting the government to revive and arm vigilante groups …

U.S. President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a record 770-billion dollar military budget for 2023 Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are using the Ukraine crisis to pursue longer-term militaristic projects, according to a U.S. media outlet report. “After the end of the United States’ …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira city is looking for Shillings 400million to fix 141 non-functional solar street lights. They are part of the 292 solar streets lights that were installed under the Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development (USMID), a World Bank-funded program which saw the construction of several …