Kiboga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Nsala village in Lwamata sub-county, Kiboga district have struggled for many years to access clean water for drinking and agriculture due to persistent drought. The residents walk for long distances in search for water or purchase from suppliers for as high as Shs1,000 …
Read More »Four students arrested over malicious damage of property
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four students of Okufura Secondary school and Nile High Odia Secondary school in Arua district are in police custody for malicious damage of property. The students were picked up in connection to an inter-school fight between the two neighbouring schools that happened on Saturday night …
Read More »Lack of experience cost Crested Cranes in WAFCON: Magogo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the football body in Uganda, FUFA, has blamed inexperience of both the players and coaching staff of the Uganda Crested Cranes for the poor show at the ongoing TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) 2022 in Morocco. Moses Hassim Magogo told …
Read More »Sri Lanka’s new president to be elected on July 20: speaker
Colombo, Sri Lanka | Xinhua | Sri Lanka’s speaker of parliament on Monday said political party leaders have decided to elect a new president on July 20 through a vote in parliament. In a statement, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said that following a meeting with all political party leaders, it was …
Read More »Speaker Among appeals to EACJ judges on trade agreements breach
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has raised concern over some East African Community-EAC countries breaching trade agreements by limiting the entry of goods from partner states into their markets. Among made the statement on Monday while meeting judges from the East African Court of …
Read More »Crops wither in Acholi as second rainy season delays
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is looming fear of famine in several areas of the Acholi sub-region as crops are withering away due to the delayed return of the second rainy season. The region hasn’t received adequate rainfall for more than a month now, leaving many farmers distraught as …
Read More »Former MP Nabilah claims joint liability to pay UGX 800M loan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Kampala Capital City Woman Member of Parliament Nabilah Naggayi Sempala has told the High Court that she is jointly liable with her husband to pay a loan of 800 million shillings to former presidential candidate Professor Venancius Baryamureeba. Nabilah revealed this while appearing …
Read More »Bukwo CAO shot 26 times in targeted attack: Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police investigations have revealed that the Bukwo Chief Administrative Officer Charles Ogwang, was killed in a targeted attack and not armed robbery or domestic terrorism. Ogwang was shot from Kiryowa village, a few kilometres after Matugga town as he was driving his official car registration …
Read More »DR Congo officially becomes 7th full member of East African Community
Arusha, Tanzania | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday officially became the seventh full member of the East African Community (EAC). The EAC said in its official tweet that the DRC became a full member of the regional bloc after it deposited instruments of ratification on …
Read More »ROBBERY: Security probe 33 roadblocks erected by men in military uniform
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security agencies are probing 33 roadblocks mounted by men donned in army attires on various roads across the country in the last two months orchestrating robberies. A number of people have reported incidents of robbery involving gunmen in army uniforms during night hours. Senior …
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