Kammengo, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parents and local leaders on Buyiga Island in Kammengo Sub County in Mpigi district have pleaded with government to construct more classrooms for Buyiga Secondary School so as to attract more students. Buyiga Secondary School is the only school on the island that is …

Kalungu, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Water and Environment has renewed demands to have special courts established to handle environmental cases. Due to the grave effects of environmental degradation caused by encroachments  on wetlands, cultivating along critical shorelines and river banks, and invasion on gazetted forest reserves, …

Agago, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Army in Agago district has recovered 54 cattle from suspected armed Karamojong cattle thieves.  The thugs who were armed with guns, bows and arrows had raided Mora village in Ngora Parish, Paimol Sub County on Monday night and stole 54 cattle from a …

Agoga, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel in Agago district has died after accidentally shooting himself. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Martin Okello who has been attached to Labwor-dwong army barracks in Paimol Sub County under the 5th infantry Division. He reportedly shot himself …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court has dismissed a case in which the Deputy Registrar in charge of Research, Godfrey Kaweesa was challenging a decision by the Judicial Service Commission summoning him to take plea on charges of acting contrary to the Judicial Code of Conduct. Early …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Many are still wondering if indeed, Maj Gen Kasirye Gwanga is dead. The news of his death remains doubted even after confirmation from his family, and members of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF.   This, probably because he has been pronounced dead so many times, …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is investigating the expenditure of 24.4 billion shillings by the Uganda Police Force on non-budgeted items contrary to the Public Finance Management Act.  The matter stems from a June 2019 audit report in which Auditor General John Muwanga queried …

Burera, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The body of a 35-year-old Ugandan businessman who was allegedly shot dead by Rwandan security officers has been repatriated.  Idin Muhereza, a resident of Kagogo village in Bigaga parish, Butanda Sub County was shot dead last week in Sebeya village, Burera district, about 15 …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kasirye Gwanga is dead. According to family and military sources, Gwanga breathed his last at Nakasero Hospital this morning where he was admitted a few weeks ago with a life-threatening ailment. He was aged 68. He was born in Mubende district in 1952. His …

Milan, Italy | AFP | Matteo Salvini, the leader of Italy’s far right, has seen his popularity drop as the coronavirus pandemic has drowned out his anti-immigrant message, but his League party remains a potent threat to the government. The big man with the beard is much less visible in the …