Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former death inmates and human rights activists have renewed their calls to the government to abolish the death penalty. The activists argue that the death penalty does not accord the convicts chance to reform or be rehabilitated compared to jail time. Justine Nankya who spent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four opposition parties, the National Unity Platform, the Democratic Party, the Alliance for National Transformation and the Forum for Democratic Change, have said the ruling National Resistance Movement hijacked Uganda’s independence day celebrations by turning them into a partisan fete for the party to celebrate its …

Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A transnational fuel tanker exploded into flames on Saturday morning in Butende village, Ibulanku sub county, Bugweri district along the Iganga-Bugiri highway. It is reported that the tanker was ferrying diesel from Kenya to Kampala. The tanker which burst into flames at around 9:00am was burnt …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt at Busia border on Friday when fishmongers from Busia county in Kenya rose up in arms protesting the impounding of their fish at Mpondwe border in Kasese with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC. The fishmongers accused the Ugandan Ministry of Agriculture, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Information and Communication Technology Directorate of the Uganda Police Force, has finalized the upgrade of the Digital Crime Record Management system-CRMS, and is ready to roll it out. In 2013, Uganda Police Force embarked on the process of migrating from the manual system, which was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes skipper Emmanuel Okwi has finally sealed a move to Rwanda Premier League outfits Kiyovu Sports Club. The striker has been a free agent for almost four months since parting ways with Egyptian Premier League side Ittihad of Alexandria in July this year. The …

Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit has burnt more than 6,000 illegal fishing nets and 86 boats impounded from various landing sites on Lake George. The illegal fishing gears were impounded in the ongoing crackdown on illegal fishing activities by the Fisheries Protection Unit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Human Rights Committee of parliament want the government to allow the detained Makindye West MP, Allan Sewanyana and his Kawempe North counterpart, Muhammad Ssegirinya to access medical attention. The members led by Fox Odoi, the West Budama North MP visited the two legislators …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district officials have resolved to relocate 1,974 families displaced by the rising water levels in Lake Kyoga to Kyalubanga forest reserve before it is degazetted by Parliament. The eight- square mile forest reserve stretches to four sub-counties including Nakitoma, Lwabiyata, Lwampanga and Nabiswera. In his …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Probation officers in Kigezi are asking for increased funding to enable them to increase their efforts in curbing the surging teenage pregnancies in the region. According to records from the probation office, more than 7,000 underage girls have been impregnated in the six districts of the …