Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gen. Jeje Odongo has been given until Thursday to present a report to Parliament justifying the accreditation of 71 government officials to attend the 78th United Nations – UN General Assembly in New York. The ultimatum was issued by …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted the offices of International Police-Interpol at the Uganda-Kenya border in Lwakhakha Town Council in Namisindwa district. The fire broke out Tuesday afternoon reducing all crucial documents and files to ashes. Bonny Wekesa, an eyewitness, says that residents rushed with jerry cans …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan North Police are actively searching for the owners of five collapsed billboards that resulted in the death of one person during a heavy downpour in Nansana municipality on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as 17-year-old Mary Najjemba, who was working near …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least four She-Cranes players are currently in Malaysia to undertake professional assessments, as they contemplate securing permanent positions with top clubs in the Malaysian Netball Super League. The move comes barely two months after the She-Cranes earned the distinction of being the best …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Illegal charcoal trade has continued to boom in Northern Uganda with the support of boda boda cyclists. In May, President Museveni issued Executive Order Number 3 of 2023, banning charcoal trade in Northern and Eastern Uganda, to bring an end to the indiscriminate cutting …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntare School in Mbarara City has indefinitely suspended 205 Senior Six students for indiscipline. The school head teacher, Saul Rwampororo, says that the students rampaged on Monday night and destroyed school property including the new CCTV system. According to Rwampororo, trouble started after two students …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 772 patients turned up on the first day of a week-long free surgical camp organized by Mulago Specialized National Referral Hospital to commemorate this year’s independence day. Speaking to journalists on Monday, Dr. Nobert Orwotho, the Surgical Director at the hospital, stated that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed High Court registrars have been called upon to assist the judiciary in reducing the backlog and ensure timely dispensation of justice. According to the Chief Registrar, Sarah Langa Siu, the judiciary currently faces a backlog of 43,617 cases that have been in …

  Mbale City, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city police have arrested thirteen students from three major secondary schools for staging a protest and obstructing traffic. The suspects are from Nkoma Secondary School, Mbale Secondary School, and Progressive High School. The students took to the streets after being ejected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Labor exporters are illegally withholding more than 8,000 passports, the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) has revealed. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Internal Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, says that they have been receiving complaints from mostly women whose passports have been confiscated by labour export firms. …