Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Members of  the Public Accounts Committee-PAC of Parliament have tasked the Judiciary to set heavy sanctions for judicial officers who delay judgements and those that abandon duty. This was during a Monday meeting with officials from the Judiciary led by the Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The decision to petition and to withdraw may be the petitioner’s alone, but it is of concern to all citizens as it seeks to overturn the results of the general election that determined who will lead their country for the next five years beginning mid …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Over 60 shillings worth of fishing equipment has gone up in flames in fire outbreak in Kalangala islands. Three fishing boats with 25-horse power engines and their fishing nets have this afternoon been burnt up in a fire that broke out at Nkose Landing Site …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Lack of funds in the country and at the transboundary level is hampering attempts to limit fights over River Nile water through development projects. The concern is one of the highlights as countries in the Nile Basin celebrated the annual Nile day held on February …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Five suspects have been arrested for illegal possession of ivory and a live Pangolin. The five were arrested in separate operations conducted on Sunday by the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA and the Uganda Police in Lira and Agago Districts. Bashir Hangi, the UWA Communications Manager told …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Anti-Corruption Division  of the High Court has acquitted Robert Kakiiza, the former Principal Civil Engineer in the Ministry of Works and Transport. He was facing charges of abuse of office and criminal negligence. The charges stemmed from his failure to perform his duties when …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  At least 17 deacons are destined for inauguration as fully qualified priests in a scientific ordination ceremony by the Catholic Church in Masaka Diocese.    The candidates completed their formal vocation training in 2020. However,  their ordination was stayed due to the outbreak of Coronavirus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Judiciary has extended the roll-out date for the much anticipated digital case tracking system. It is now set to begin in May, a two months’ delay from the initial dates. The Judiciary Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana today told Parliament that the nine billion Shillings …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Soroti Anglican Diocese needs 320 million Shillings to complete the construction of the New St Peters Cathedral. The Church has been under construction for the last 18 months and has now reached the roofing level. The present Cathedral that was built in 1961, has a …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Residents of Elegu Town Council in Amuru District have tasked leaders to properly plan for infrastructure at the Uganda – South Sudan border to avert floods and fire incidents. Established in early 2012 after South Sudan’s breakaway from Sudan in 2011, Elegu has evolved to …