Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Mbale has arrested a 37-year-old bodaboda rider on allegations of attacking and injuring a police officer on Sunday night. The suspect identified as Mubarak Awori reportedly attacked the Police officer who was on duty. Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson said …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  City Hall Court has set next month to decide whether political commentator and Presidential Aspirant Charles Rwomushana has a case to answer for disobeying lawful orders. Senior Grade One magistrate Valerian Tuhimbise set 19th November 2020 for ruling in a case were Rwomushana is …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC Presidential candidate Patrick Oboi Amuriat has appointed his former rival, Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa to head his campaign team ahead of the 2021 general elections.   Speaking at the weekly FDC press briefing at the party headquarters, Amuriat said Biriggwa …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Police is restoring Curfew checkpoints with effect from tonight at 2100 hours. Commissioner of Police Fred Enanga, the Force Spokesman Fred Enanga says all roadblocks and barriers on roads leading into (and out of) the city for the enforcement of the curfew are …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   As the clock ticks to October 15, the day the Electoral Commission gazetted for the nomination of parliamentary candidates, the National Unity Platform [NUP] is struggling to convince losers not to contest as independent candidates. According to Joel Ssenyonyi, the spokesperson of the party, …

Kole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A peasant farmer in Kole district has died by shooting in a scuffle with a police constable.  The deceased has been identified as Gerald Odany, a resident of Akecha Village in Akecha parish in Bala Sub County.  It is alleged that Odany tried to …

Masindi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Tension is high at Masindi Hospital as two Senior Health workers at the facility have tested Positive for COVID-19 alongside four other community members. The results of the two were released to the district Health officials by the Health ministry on Sunday evening. Dr …

Entebbe, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   More than 50 passengers have so far missed their flights for showing up at Entebbe International Airport with invalid COVID19 negative test certificates. All travellers going through the airport are required to present a negative PCR COVID-19 test certificate issued within 120 hours before …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Amuru district education department is looking at least 7000 classroom desks for primary learners in the district. Amuru district has over 145 schools including 36 Nursery Schools, 97 Primary Schools including government, private and community schools and 11 Secondary Schools. By March this year when the president …

Nwoya, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nwoya District Local Government has cried foul over Uganda Wildlife Authority’s payments which fall far short of what the host/neighboring local government expected. Patrick Okello Oryema, the Chairman Nwoya District says the District only received UGX 490M of the expected UGX 1.4 billion  for …