Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Law Society has sued the government of Uganda seeking compensation to everyone affected for its alleged illegal actions of shutting down the internet during the just concluded general elections. The law society that brings together more than 18,000 lawyers from seven East …
Read More »CID grills ISO deputy director Taban Amin over $8million fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Director of the Internal Security Organization -ISO Taban Amin has spent Friday Afternoon undergoing interrogation by officers of the Criminal Investigation Directorate at Kibuli in Kampala, who seek to understand his link to criminals who recently defrauded an American national Anastasios Belesis, of …
Read More »Arua district leaders irked by delays to share assets with city
Arua , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of the Arua district and City have expressed concern over delays to share assets of the Arua district with the City. On July 1st last year, Terego district became autonomous from Arua and was given a share of the assets like office furniture …
Read More »Gulu university, ministry of works embroiled in land dispute
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the Gulu University constituent college in Moroto district hangs in balance over a dispute of ownership of 13.97 acres of land. On Thursday the district officials, Ministry of Works and local community clashed at Nadunget Sub County during the tour of the …
Read More »FUFA suspends Fans for Mbarara City Game
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Competitions Disciplinary Panel has banned fans from the Star Times Uganda Premier League match between Mbarara City and Soltilo Bright Stars on Saturday. This is after Mbarara City FC violated the FUFA COVID-19 regulations during their game against Vipers SC match on Saturday at …
Read More »Schools struggling to get learners back, weeks after reopening
Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government-Aided primary schools at landing sites in Apac district are struggling to get their leaners back, almost a year after they were closed. There are 12 schools across the landing sites in the district. Like all other schools, they reopened their doors on March …
Read More »Agriculture body seeks USD 1.1 billion to save starving population
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said they will need up to USD 1.1billion this year to save people who are struggling with food insecurity around the world. Blaming COVID-19 disruptions for driving hunger levels higher in many countries, the organization said …
Read More »Kadaga woos Turkish investors for Uganda’s agro-processing industry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked Turkish investors to take interest in Uganda’s agro-processing industry. She made the call during a meeting with the Turkish Ambassador to Uganda H.E Kerem Alp and a team of Turkish investors at Parliament today. Kadaga said that …
Read More »Construction of USD 1.3M border export zone starts at Bunagana border
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda through the Ministry of Works and Transport and Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives has on Friday afternoon launched the construction of a 1.3 million dollar Border Export Zone at the Uganda-Democratic Republic of Congo -DRC border of Bunagana in Kisoro …
Read More »Constitutional court dismisses petition against Nansana municipality MP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed with costs a petition that was filed against Nansana Municipality Member of Parliament Robert Kasule Ssebunya. The Judgement arises from a petition filed by eight political agents and supporters of the then-Democratic Party Candidate Wakayima Musoke Nsereko led by National …
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