Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by two lecturers from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU seeking interim orders to block the appointment of Dr. Adnan Ali Adikata as the Director of IUIU Kampala Campus and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Mass …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Ethiopian government on Monday disclosed the completion of the second-year filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir. Seleshi Bekele, Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy, said in a Twitter post that the completion of the second year filling of the dam ahead …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has appealed to the Muslim faithful’s scheduled to celebrate Eid al-Adha to pray for God’s mercy against the ill intentions of people targeting Kingdom property. He has made the appeal in his message to all Muslims scheduled …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several families in Kasese district are at risk of starvation following the destruction of their crops by elephants from Queen Elizabeth National Park. The elephants have destroyed hundreds of their crop gardens leaving them with no hope of harvesting food. Immaculate Masika says she had …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II has defended the passing of a by-law by the Acholi cultural institution that regulates bride price payments. The cultural institution early this year passed a bylaw that limits bride price payment to 5 million Shillings, a …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Pader district are holding a special police constable for alleged illegal enforcement of Covid-19 standard operating procedures. SPC 2818 Patrick Malimu attached to Pajule police station in Pader district was arrested on Saturday afternoon after he and another police deserter identified as Richard …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mackson Wanyama, a 23-year-old resident of Nangwe village, Western division of Busia municipality is seeking for compensation from the government. Wanyama says that he was beaten by police who were enforcing presidential directives on curfew, one evening in June this year when he was going …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District chairpersons in West Acholi have applauded President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to involve the army in undertaking government construction projects in the country. In a letter to the Ministers of Education, and Health, President Yoweri Museveni said that many government projects are delayed due to …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People Defense Forces (UPDF) has printed thousands of certificates to award Karimojong cattle rustlers who voluntarily handed over firearms to the army. Brig. Joseph Balikudembe, the UPDF 3rd Division commander told URN that the certificates would work as an identity tool to help …

Butaleja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Butaleja and Kibuku district Covid taskforces are struggling to enforce the restrictions on funerals as part of the measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. According to the taskforces, the communities in both districts have adamantly ignored the restrictions on the number of mourners. …