Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Officials from the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) found difficulty convincing Parliament’s Natural Resources Committee about the safety of River Katonga amid reports of soil deposition. A Chinese Company Zhong Bang Industries Limited that reportedly acquired 40 acres of land to construct warehousing units …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Male Mabirizi has set off for the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) in Arusha, Tanzania where he is seeking an injunction over the 2021 general elections. Mabirizi’s application will be heard on October 29th and 30th by Lady Justice Monica Mugenyi, Justice Dr …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new campaign to influence behavioral change among youths has been unveiled as part of the Presidential Initiative to end HIV in Uganda. The campaign will be spearheaded by President Yoweri Museveni, whose recorded messages will be aired on both radio and TV stations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Gulu municipality have been earmarked for the installation of surveillance Close Circuit Television – CCTV security cameras to curb urban crimes. The CCTV cameras are expected to help police to capture and arrest street criminals; impersonators and motorcycle thieves who have been destabilizing Gulu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Masaka Municipal leaders are proposing to divert a substantial sum of money allocated under the Road Fund to meet the street lighting bill. Masaka municipality received up to 3.6 billion Shillings in 2017, to finance the installation of streetlights in the area as part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Women Members of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) have called for the inclusion of women in all peace building activities. In resolutions adopted at the end of a two day PAP Conference on women’s rights, participants were concerned that women and children are the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Another Ugandan woman who had travelled to Saudi Arabia to work as a housemaid is nursing life-threatening injuries sustained during the time of her employment in the Gulf. The victim, who requested anonymity, travelled to Saudi Arabia on a two-year contract, effective last year, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The State Minister for Environment, Mary Goretti Kitutu has asked the Karimojong community to plant trees. Kitutu made the call in Napak at the function to mark the Global Hand Washing Day on Tuesday. Her call was triggered by the heavy winds that blew …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 14 Local contractors have petitioned the Natural Resources Committee to investigate selective subcontracting in the 784 billion shillings rural electrification project. The companies were part of the 59 prequalified sub-contractors by TBEA Co, a Chinese Power company working on the project that is to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese town has been hit by scarcity of water. All the three divisions have suffered a breakdown of water supply since Sunday. Phobis Masika a resident of Kizungu cell Nyamwamba division in Kasese municipality says that the abrupt shutdown of water supply has greatly …