Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A man in Masaka has earned himself 25-years in jail for murdering his grandfather. Masaka High Court Judge, Victoria Nakintu Katamba sentenced 35-year-old Gregory Ssempijja to 25 years in jail after finding him guilty of killing his 80-year-old grandfather, Albert Suli Ssalongo.   According to the …

  Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are demanding for the release of 568 land titles taken from residents of Masaka district by Uganda Electricity and Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) for mutation. The MPs  under the Natural Resources committee who are on a field visit to establish the …

Kwania , Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district local government has received Uganda shillings 492 million to repair community access roads within the district. The money from the Ministry of Works and Transport under the Uganda Road Fund (URF) is for the financial year 2020/21. The poor state of roads …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese District Woman independent MP candidate who lost in the NRM party primaries has rejected calls to withdraw from the race.  Mary Kabugho Kighotha was declared the winner with 40,791 votes against Sarah Ithungu Baleke’s 40,465 votes.  However, Baleke petitioned the party’s electoral commission.  …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The decision by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Asset Authority-PPDA cancelling the contract of printing ballot papers will not affect the 2021 general elections, the Electoral Commission has said.   Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an interview at their offices, Paul Bukenya, the …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Privatization and Investments State minister, Evelyn Anite has revealed government plans to construct a power substation in Mbale City industrial park to overcome the challenge of power outages.  According to Anite, the substation will also help reduce the heavy costs of power for running …

Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Bududa district council has approved the creation of Namasho district and two more counties. The motion to create the new district and the two counties was tabled before council on Wednesday afternoon by the leader of government business Bududa District LC V Vice-Chairperson, Yonasan Bululu.   …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Mukono General Hospital are in panic following the loss of their colleague to COVID-19. William Mule, who has been the coordinator of laboratory technicians in Mukono district, breathed his last on Wednesday morning while being transferred from Kiruddu hospital to Mulago National …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government health centers in Fort Portal Tourism City are operating without Personal Protective Equipment –PPE and are no longer observing the Standard Operating Procedures– SOPs.      Our reporter has visited at least six health centers in the city and discovered that most of …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | XINHUA |    Everton midfielder Allan has been added to Brazil’s squad for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Uruguay, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday. The announcement came after Liverpool’s Fabinho was ruled out of the fixtures because of a hamstring injury. Allan, …