Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several households in the Teso region continue to be displaced by floods due to flooding of Lake Kyoga. The affected residents live along the shores of Lake Kyoga in the districts of Kalaki, Kaberamaido and Serere. Last year, the lake burst its banks affecting gardens, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the Natete bar brawl in which one person was shot dead have pinned three people including a UPDF soldier attached to the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI. Magidu Mugwanya, a 43-year-old resident of Kibumbiro B zone in Busega parish in Rubaga division was gunned …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II has faulted local leaders in the region for fueling the rising cases of environmental destruction. Rwot Acana says local leaders from the village level up to the district are actively engaged in issuing receipts, movement documents …

Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flash floods caused by the rising water levels of Lake Kyoga and Kwania have displaced over 4,000 families in Amolatar district. The floods have submerged several kilometers of the district’s land and roads, disconnecting a number of communities from accessing social services. Unlike last year …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Musa Khalil, the Khadi of the Acholi Muslim district has called for the protection of young girls against teenage pregnancies and early marriages during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Khadi decried the rampant cases of sexual abuses that were and are being meted on young …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A senior aide to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a White House official, both fully vaccinated, have tested positive for coronavirus after attending an event together, media reported on Tuesday. “Yesterday, a fully vaccinated White House official tested positive for COVID-19 off-campus,” the White House …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has proposed to buy land and resettle internally displaced persons-IDPs in Kasese district. More than 200 households have spent at least 10 months in an Internally Displaced Camp-IDP in Muhokya sub-county after floods ravaged the district in May last year. Last week, more …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ring leader in Moroto prison break has been captured. A joint disarmament operation conducted by the UPDF and police captured the wanted convict yesterday in Kotido district. Lokolikau Lochu, a resident of Katap village in Meriria parish, Kotido North division was arrested with an …

Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six policemen and three suspects have been injured in an accident in Katakwi district. The accident occurred at Alera trading centre along Usuk road after the police pick up patrol car registration no. UP 8355 belonging to Katakwi central police station overturned. The policemen had …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority, UIA, has intervened to promote the herbal treatment solution Covidex, an innovation by Mbarara University of Science and Technology Professor, Patrick Engeu Ogwang. Ogwang caught the eye of the public, the government and the international community last month following testimonies about …