Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several school-going children in Kiyunga Village, Mukono District are now engaged in sand mining activities, amidst the prolonged closure of educational institutions.  Many of them attest that they have not attended any of the virtual programmes offered through Radio, TV and online, due to lack …

Namisindwa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Namisindwa Resident District Commissioner Kigai Mweso Wamoto has dismissed as baseless, claims that the body of the COVID-19 victim buried in the area was exhumed and eaten by dogs.      Eunice Chimatala, who succumbed to COVID-19 at Joy Hospice centre in Mbale City last …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Marine police on Lake Edward in Kasese District are searching for the body of a 31-year-old man suspected to have been killed by a crocodile. The deceased, identified as Ramadhan Matovu Bukenya, a resident of Rwenjuba village, was allegedly grabbed by a crocodile as he …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament today unanimously rejected the proposal to deregister coffee farmers who fail to meet standards set by Government in regards to coffee growing. Parliament has been discussing the National Coffee Bill 2018 that among other things seeks to register all coffee farmers, and deregister farmers …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Six people accused of stoning police officers and a police vehicle in Kampala have been arrested and are being held at the Kampala Central Police Station – CPS. The accused allegedly spearheaded by John Kabanda and Katongole pelted stones at police officers and police patrol …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Jinja Municipality East MP Paul Mwiru has tabled a Constitutional Amendment Bill seeking to provide a mechanism for addressing regional imbalances in recruitment, appointment and promotion of persons in public offices. Mwiru is specifically seeking an amendment of chapter four of the Constitution which provides …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The former head of Political Intelligence Desk at Internal Security Organization (ISO), Charles Rwomushana, has been granted bail.  Rwomushana, who declared his intention to contest for the presidency in the 2021 elections was arrested on Tuesday after he was found driving at Kamwokya during curfew …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Germany government has committed to spending over two hundred and fifty-three billion shillings (EUR 58.4 million) to finance access to renewable energy, agriculture and rural development in Uganda. The money will also help in the area of good governance and human rights.  The German Embassy …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Bayern Munich’s left-back Alphonso Davies is full of determination when talking about this season’s Champions League campaign. Ahead of the last-16-round second leg against Premier League side Chelsea on August 8, the 19-year-old Canadian told Xinhua in an interview, “things somehow start from the beginning …

Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Atiak Out growers’ Cooperative Society Limited has cried foul for unpaid sugar cane seeds worth over 300 million cut from their plantations. The cane seed were cut by Atiak Sugar Industry with approval from the National Agriculture Advisory Services-NAADS during the first planting season in …