Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Lawrence Okae, the Uganda People’s Congress- UPC party national chairperson has died. Okae breathed his last at Naguru Hospital around 10:00 am this morning, according to his family.    Okae’s wife Florence Akello Okae was traveling to Kampala this morning to attend to her husband …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have set up a mobile unit that will swiftly respond to incidents of violence during and after the elections, scheduled for January 14.      The agencies anticipate that there will be violence during or even after the voting exercise, basing on events …

Nakapiripirit, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Mark Lokiru a 27 year old youth from Pian, an ethnic group in Nakapiripirit district in Karamoja Sub region, grew up knowing cattle were the only means for a Karimojong man’s livelihood. His father Peter Lotuke had lived by cattle rustling to amass more wealth …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Political parties organized under the Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD have asked the Electoral Commission to explain how they shall conduct Political activities like training agents in districts where political activities were banned.   The Commission suspended Political activities in districts of Kampala, Wakiso, Luwero, Kalungu, Mbarara …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | As offices were reopening on Monday after the end of year festivities, the Insurance Training College (ITC), the training arm of Uganda’s Insurance sector opted for testing all its staff for SARS – COV -2, the virus that causes COVID-19 which has had over 30,000 …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Hoima has arrested 14 people who were allegedly participating in an illegal  Dance Party last night.  The dance party that attracted over 200 people took place in the home of Rogers Kansiime, a resident of Kidoti cell in Hoima East Division on Sunday …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The outgoing leader of the Inzu Ya Masaba Bob Mushikori is dead.  Mushikori is said to have died at his residence in senior quarters in Mbale City division this afternoon.   Emma Bwayo, the State Minister for Cooperatives, Production and Marketing in Inzu Ya Masaba confirmed …

Rukungiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | River Nchweera and Ntungwa in Queen Elizabeth National Park have burst their banks flooding Rweshama landing site on Lake Edward in Rukungiri district.  Isaac Tinyinekabi, the Rweshama parish councillor attributes the overflow of the two rivers to heavy rains that have been pounding the area …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The jailed members of the National Unity Platform-NUP party campaign team who were arrested from Kalangala district are set to appear before Masaka High court. The NUP members arrived at Masaka High court on Monday afternoon aboard a Uganda Prisons Services truck that picked them …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Being blind for years and then one day you can see the beauty of creation and technology is like a miracle. But modern Science can appear to be miraculous, and such is what happened to Ms Grace Nachap one of the victims of trachoma in …