Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Members of Parliament from the National Resistance Movement has dismissed concerns from the opposition who claim that the night-time curfew will jeopardize the credibility of next week’s elections. Ugandans will be heading to the polls on the 14th of January to …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Two separate zoom conference meetings for National Resistance Movement-NRM mobilizers in greater Masaka sub region ended in chaos on Tuesday evening after participants started fighting for transport allowance.    The meeting that involved different categories of people including the business community; leaders of Boda boda group …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Seventy-eight politicians right from the district, municipality and sub county levels in Moroto lack pit latrines in their residential premises.  The politicians have named in one and half page of shame produced by the Moroto District Health Director, Dr. Hanes Lokales.  According to Dr. Lokales, most …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Kitgum have released 15 suspected armed South Sudanese bandits.  The suspects were arrested on separate occasions between October and December last year by Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF soldiers over illegal entry and possession of firearms along with the border districts of Lamwo …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has agreed to resolve the long-standing wage bill woes and salary discrepancies among academic staff at Makerere University Business School- MUBS.  According to a letter written by Patrick Ocailap, the Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force –UPDF has prepared 13,000 personnel to monitor next week’s presidential and parliamentary elections. A security source said the UPDF leadership had resolved to deploy 6,000 soldiers in Kampala while the rest will be deployed in other major towns. These are …

Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The NRM Chairperson for Bududa Sub County, Bududa District has been released on bond.   Ibrahim Wabuyobo was arrested on Thursday on the orders of the NRM Vice-chairperson for Eastern region Capt Mike Mukula for allegedly selling bicycles which were meant for NRM LCI Chairpersons.  …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Anglican Church says it’s not ready to organize or attend prayers under the Uganda Joint Christian Council (UJCC) were it is a member ,due to the busy schedule of the Archbishop Samuel Kazimba Mugalu.    The Archbishop had already   announced in church at Namirembe …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of the Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga has said that Uganda needs effective leaders, which the country has fallen short of. Mayiga said this while meeting with Independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta who paid him a courtesy visit at Bulange-Mengo on Tuesday. ‘We need …

Bukedea, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Tokor Village in Kabarwa Sub County in Bukedea District have blocked politicians from campaigning on their village to protest the arrest of their chairperson, James Peter Elungat on November 12th, 2020. The LC I Chairperson was picked up by police and briefly detained …