Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has said either the Electoral Commission organizes a normal election as commanded by the constitution and other electoral laws or abandons the plan for holding elections in 2021. Kyagulanyi told Journalists in Kampala that they were taken aback by …

Kabarole, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  As the political heat gets turned up, the Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze has called on voters to shun contenders with a history of perpetrating Gender Based Violence (GBV). The Minister notes that such persons are not fit to be …

Katakwi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Abela parish in Getom Sub County in Katakwi have petitioned district authorities demanding compensation for the destruction of their crop and property.  They want Fatar Costar Distoon Company, which was contracted to extend a high voltage power line from Soroti for the establishment …

Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Several People Living with HIV in Busia district are abandoning anti-retroviral drugs due to lack of food.  Many of the residents in the area are starving with no source of income as the government maintains a lockdown in all border districts, in order to control …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Police Force has advised owners of motor vehicles that are kept in open air parking to remove number plates before going to sleep and put them back in the morning to avoid them being stolen.   Speaking to reporters at the Uganda Media Centre …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The proposed new Gulu District Headquarters has raised concern from a section of local leaders. A leaked report compiled by a technical committee led by Gulu District Engineer proposes Cwero Sub County as the new home for the district headquarters. This comes ahead of the …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Local council leaders in Masaka have expressed mixed feelings on the new guidelines released by the Electoral Commission to direct the 2021 general elections and campaigns.   As part of its roadmap ahead of the general election planned for early next year, the commission barred all …

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, | AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The novel coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating and its effects will be felt for decades, the World Health Organization’s director-general told an online conference on Monday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual health forum organised by Dubai authorities that the greatest …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Nine internal election observers have so far meant the requirements to monitor the 2021 general election, Uganda Radio Network has learnt.  These include; Intellectual Aid Network Uganda, Uganda National NGO Forum, Citizens’ Coalition for Electoral Democracy in Uganda (CCEDU) and Alliance for Finance Monitoring (ACFIM). …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperation Organisation –SACCO Board Chairman Wilson Omoding has downplayed reports of a ban on loans and explained that restrictions are only in place to ensure that only eligible persons access the funds. Omoding’s response comes a few days after some …