Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighteen people who had gone missing in Kyotera district have returned after spending at least two months in detention. The victims include John Kiwanuka, Vincent Muwonge Lubega, Javiira Luyobya, Shafick Nyombi, Andrew Kankinda, Emmanuel Ngobya, Ronald Muwonge, Faruok Mukapa, Mahad Mukasa, Barak Kyaze and Ronald …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The arrest of US national, Guy Smith, from Fort Portal Tourism City has become one of the latest by security agencies who say they are cracking down on subversive crimes in the country. In a statement posted on Twitter by the Police Spokesperson, Fred …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Piggery farmers in Gulu are frustrated over the failure by the authorities to investigate the suspected cases of African swine fever. The disease was first detected in late February. It has escalated and so far killed 47 pigs in the villages Boke –Ber, Olwo and …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Aruu County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto has been arrested in Gulu City. He was arrested on Tuesday at around 9 am from Bomah Hotel in Gulu City by Francis Olugu, the Deputy Director for Criminal Investigations. Odonga was at the gym at …

Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kagadi district is investigating an attack by armed men who raided Bukwara Trading Centre on Sunday night and robbed up to 32 million Shillings from two different people. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Region Police Spokesperson told Uganda Radio Network that the two armed …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About ten houses and two schools have been destroyed following a heavy downpour and thunderstorms that devastated the Mukono district last evening.  The incident happened in Kimenyedde sub-county where rains removed rooftops, washed away houses,  household properties and plantations. Also affected were two schools; Springfield …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been confirmed dead after being involved in a road accident along the Jinja-Iganga highway. It has been reported that, the victims who were mainly produce dealers were traveling  from Pallisa district to Kampala. They were traveling in a commuter taxi of the …

Washington, USA | THE INDEPENDENT |   Senior officials in charge of migration issues in the Joe Biden administration are heading to Mexico on Monday to discuss with officials there about the current influx of immigrants into the United States, the White House announced. Roberta Jacobson, special assistant to the president …

Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A decision by the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF to phase out the Local Defence Unit has left many of them broken and pleading with the authorities not to victimised them.    Lt. General Peter Elwelu, the Commander of Land Forces announced that the UPDF was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The growing gap between the number of vaccines being given in rich countries and those administered through COVAX is becoming more outrageous every day”, the head of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus,  has said. Dr Tedros pointed out that while some countries are …