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Lawyer Robert Rutaro joins court battle against anti-homosexuality act

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Robert Rutaro from Elgon and Company Advocates has joined a group of 18 petitioners who are challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Act in the Constitutional Court. The law which targets lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, among others, imposes capital punishments for same-sex relations …

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Security steps up operations against bows, arrows use in Karamoja

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security forces have launched a vigorous operation targeting the use of bows and arrows following an increase in civilian killings by suspected cattle rustlers in the Karamoja subregion. Bows and arrows, which are crucial weapons for the Karimojong people, especially herdsmen who …

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Martyrs Day: 130 phones stolen,148 arrested

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 130 mobile phones were stolen from pilgrims at the Catholic and Anglican martyrs’ shrines in Namugongo, according to a joint security forces’ report released this morning in Kampala. Security forces say that the phones were snatched by thugs who disguised as pilgrims …

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Police arrests 54 students at Nansana ‘smoking festival’

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested 54 students who were participating in a smoking festival organized in Kibulooka, Nansana West Ward, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district. The arrest came after residents of Kibulooka reported excessive noise coming from the students’ party. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police …

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Simon Ayella wins Oduke Legends tennis tournament

  Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | It was only fitting for John Oduke’s son Simon Ayella to follow in his father’s footsteps after a sterling perfomance, that won him the Oduke Legends tennis tournament title, on Sunday. Ayella, was steadfast in his game beating national cricket player Lawrence Sempijja …

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Zaake storms court, demands judgment on his impeachment petition

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake, has stormed the Constitutional Court demanding the judgment from his petition challenging his impeachment as a Parliamentary Commissioner. The petition originated from a resolution passed by Parliament on March 10th, 2020, which removed Zaake from the parliamentary …

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