Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye West legislator Allan Ssewanyana has received a five day extension to submit his papers for the race of the presidency of the Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA. This stems from the legislator’s request to the FUFA Electoral Committee to grant him five more days …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2,000 kilograms of posho that were supposed to be distributed to selected vulnerable people in Pader district are rotting away. The relief food was donated in April last year to support selected categories of people who were hit hard by the impact of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 26 years ago on April 20, 1995, Vincent Otti commanded rebels of the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA and massacred 301 civilians by shooting in Atiak. Otti who was the Deputy of the LRA Commander Joseph Kony ordered the killing of innocent civilians in his village to prove …

  Newborn deaths in the country stand at 43 children per 1,000 live births Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health authorities in Gulu district have raised concern over the high number of perinatal deaths commonly known as stillbirths over the past twelve months. A stillbirth is the birth of an infant …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The examination season at Makerere University has ushered in anxiety among students especially finalists who are finding it hard to clear tuition. According to the university policy, each student is required to clear their fees balance before they receive permits granting them permission to access the …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 57-year-old man who has been on the run for hacking his biological mother to death in Rubanda district has been found dead. Reuben Ruhamire’s lifeless body was found floating on Lake Bunyonyi on Wednesday following his disappearance on Saturday after hacking his 80-year-old mother, Grace …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mbarara blood donor recruitment officer has been arrested for allegedly causing a financial loss of 42 Million Shillings. Emmanuel Mugarura, 50, was picked on Wednesday by officers from the Inspectorate of Government-IG from Rukungiri. According to the charge sheet, it is alleged that between February …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administrators at the Catholic Uganda Martyrs’ Shrines in Namugongo are looking for alternative means through which the faithful will be paying homage to Uganda Martyrs. Rev. Fr. Vincent Lubega, the rector at the Namugongo Martyrs Shrine who also doubles as the parish priest, says since …

Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital cannot admit any more cases as the facility currently has 45 Covid-19 patients with 15 critically ill and in need of oxygen full time Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital is currently struggling with space constraints in the ward for Covid-19 patients. When the hospital reopened …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Banana farmers and traders in Rubirizi district formed a cooperative society to boost their income. The idea to form Bunyaruguru Tooke farmer’s cooperative society limited was born during the peak of the nationwide lockdown which severely affected banana prices. An average bunch of bananas dropped to …