Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Alleged voter bribery and reports of ghost voters marred the elections for Special Interest Groups in Luwero district. On Wednesday, the Electoral Commission organized elections for councillors representing Persons with Disabilities, Older Persons, Youths and Workers at district Council. In Luwero, the EC organized elections …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government will only open social media after confirming that is no longer a threat to national security, the Internal Affairs Minister, Gen. Jeje Odongo has revealed.   It is now two weeks since the government shut down social media two days to the general elections on January …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hearing of the assistant private secretary to President Yoweri Museveni Carol Kembabazi who is accused of lying to Electoral Commission Human Resource staff has been adjourned.   She is being accused of using her position to lie to the EC officers that Museveni had assigned her …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Results of a large international study whose results were presented tWednesday at the global HIV for prevention conference show it’ is possible to prevent HIV infection using laboratory manufactured antibodies also known as  broadly neutralizing antibodies or monoclonal antibodies. Dr. Larry Corey a professor at Fred …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police and the army have reneged on their promise to fly out a woman who was hit by a stray bullet during the November 18th, 2021 triggered by the arrest of the National Unity Platform-NUP president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu.   28-year-old Justine Namambo is suffering in …

Serere, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The recent death of five fishermen on Lake Kyoga is Serere district is being blamed ion corruption government officials. The fishermen were killed in separate boat accidents over the weekend. They are Simon Opio, his in-law Joseph Isenged and Moses Edonyu, all residents of Kadungulu …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A case of defacing campaign posters that had been filed against Effrance Musimenta Mbagaya, the acting Director Human Resource and Administration at Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA, has been withdrawn.  Mbagaya reportedly sanctioned the removal of President Yoweri Museveni’s campaign posters which were pinned at the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has won the two positions of Lord Councillor representing youths at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and the two for workers. The party also won all the special interest groups polls in Wakiso and Kyotera districts.  During at elections conducted at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bank of Uganda has lost an application in which it sought to join as ‘Amicus Curie’ (Friend of the Court), the ongoing appeal by Diamond Trust Bank against Ham Enterprises, a company owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The court was sitting to hear  an …

Agago, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Election of the special interest group in Agago District went on until 7 pm past the stipulated time.  This came as elections exercise especially for the Youth Councilors to the District Local government councils kicked off late by 1 pm. It followed early morning confusion …