Nabilatuk, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Association of the Karimojong elders has asked the government to allow them to handle cases of land dispute. The elders made this on Tuesday and their discussion on land-related conflicts held at Lorengedwat Sub County in Nabilatuk district. Charles Topoth the secretary in the Karamoja …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | 96 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP party on Tuesday a night in prison despite being granted bail. The group which include the head of Robert Kyagulanyi’s civilian bodyguards Edward Ssebuufu alias Eddie Mutwe and his music backup singer Bukeni Ali aka Nubian-li were arrested …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Pharmacies around Kampala are rationing Vitamin C tablets due to the shortage of the drug on the Ugandan market.  At many pharmacies that URN visited in Ntinda, Wandegeya, Kamwokya and within the Central Business District, customers cannot buy more than one box of Vitamin C …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Patrick Oboi Amuriat, the FDC presidential candidate was held hostage at Jopalz Motel in Bukwali Fort Portal. According to one of the security guards at the hotel, who preferred anonymity, UPDF soldiers grabbed the key from him in the night and barred anyone from …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The funeral arrangement of the deceased Umukuka Bob Saul Kipiro Mushikori will be announced within two weeks’ time, his clan members have revealed. The family members say that they first want to harmonize with Inzu Ya Masaba cultural institution and the state on the deceased’s …

Rujumbura, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Over 150 National Resistance Movement card holders in Kanyankyende parish, Bugangari sub- County in Rukungiri district have defected to the opposition Forum for Democratic Change. The defectors, came from all 6 cells of Kanyankende parish and  they all handed over their party cards to the …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | At least 178 people were killed in the eight districts of Acholi region in 2020, the highest deaths recorded in a single year. Of those, 18 included juveniles.      Statistics compiled by URN on the basis of data shared by Aswa Region Police for …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Five Buganda districts—Wakiso, Luweero, Masaka, Butambala and Kampala—are among districts that have had a substantial percentage increase in the number of new voters, analysis of Electoral Commission voter data reveals. And experts mostly attribute this to Buganda’s strategic location. Napak is number one in terms …

Lira, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of information is affecting the compensation of Lango war claimants. It was discovered that most people eligible for compensation were not aware while others were deliberately left out by the people involved in the process.  This was revealed during a sensitization meeting for District …

Rukungiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate, Patrick Amuriat Oboi outwitted security to campaign in Rukungiri district in the middle of the night.    Amuriat has scheduled to campaign in Kabale and Rukungiri districts as compensation for the time between December 29 and 30, 2020 when …