Militiamen raided areas of Lake Albert near Kaiso landing site and abducted 16 fishermen on March 14, 2021 Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen at Kaiso landing site in Hoima district are seeking government intervention to have their abducted colleagues freed from detention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Initial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s oil and gas industry is mourning the passing of Tanzania President John Pombe Magufuli, which was announced on Wednesday night. Magufuli has been instrumental in the East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project and had said construction should start this month of March. Uganda and …

The new Bill seeks to impose a penalty of life imprisonment for child trafficking and slavery Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) has rejected the proposed Anti-Slavery Bill, saying that it would create a harsh working environment if passed into law. The leaders …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The presidential advisor on epidemics Monica Musenero has asked the government to sensitize the public about the on-going Covid-19 vaccination. Musenero who is part of the COVID-19 national task force says that the low turn up of health workers for the vaccination exercise is not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four members of the People Power Asili group have been arrested on allegations of inciting violence. The four, Webster Lukiya, Jennifer Namboozo, Godfrey Ouma and Stephen Okabale allegedly staged an unlawful protest and had planned to march to parliament. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked all persons aged 70 and above to go to vaccination centres for COVID-19 jabs. In a Thursday evening joint press statement, Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng said while they had initially planned to vaccinate the elderly starting from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police at Kampala Central Police Station has impounded 63 motorcycles in an operation against illegal roadside stages. Elly Kaigwa, the CPS traffic police commander spearheaded the operation in which the motorcycles were impounded majorly on Kampala road and Jinja road. Patrick Onyango, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Esther Kisakye of the Supreme Court has disagreed with eight Justices in their decision on two applications arising from the presidential election petition filed by former presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. Kyagulanyi petitioned the Supreme Court to challenge President Museveni’s victory in the presidential …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Airtel Africa, a telecommunications and mobile money services provider has announced the signing of an agreement under which The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of leading alternative investment firm TPG, will invest US$200million in Airtel Mobile Commerce BV (“AMC BV”), it said on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martin Lubega, a nurse based at Soroti Regional Referral hospital has written a handbook providing a step by step guide to health workers and women about pregnancy care. Titled, ‘My pregnancy’, the first of its kind to be reviewed and approved by the Ministry of …