Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two more suspects have appeared before the Makindye-based General Court Martial in connection to the murder of four policemen in Mityana and Kiboga districts about a year ago. The suspects are Benon Kisekka, a resident of Kinonya Masanafu in Kampala district, and Kassim Kibirango Muwanga, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | People are using urine to neutralize snake venom toxins, researchers at Makerere University School of Public Health have said. The research came out with findings conducted in six districts of Arua, Gulu, Kamuli, Kasese, Nakapiripirit, and Mubende. This practice according to Dr. John Ddamulira, a …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Nighty Akello’s 11-year-old daughter started complaining of pain in her stomach last year, she took it for a mild condition that would disappear in just a matter of days. Akello, a resident of Koch Akili village in Kochgoma sub-county, Nwoya district says that her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Traffic Police, Field Force Unit-FFU, and the Military Police have launched joint security operations targeting errant motorists driving with impunity. Traffic police spokesperson Faridah Nampiima, says that the operation follows a spike in the cases of impunity by motorists on the roads, which sometimes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda’s bold decision to list its shares on the Uganda Securities Exchange last year has propelled it to the league of Africa’s most valuable companies. The latest premier annual survey by South Africa’s African Business Magazine on Africa’s Top 250 Companies, ranked MTN Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye Magistrates Court has declined to release Shamirah Nakiyemba, the wife of businessman Charles Olim commonly known as Sipapa who wanted to be released temporarily on charges of aggravated robbery. Sipapa and Nakiyemba were on Monday produced in Court to be updated on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of High Court in Kololo has confirmed charges of aggravated child trafficking against four religious leaders from Nansana Municipality. The four are Bishop Fiarce Nkurunziza and Reveland John Nsiyemana, both Rwandan nationals and Charles Ndora and Valens Byakusenge who are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police pathologists have ruled out any acts of foul play in the death of a Bweyogerere man who was found dead inside his sister’s car. Steward Bakkabulindi’s decomposing body was discovered by Mbalwa residents Bweyogerere Division, Kira Municipality, about a fortnight ago. Bakkabulindi’s relatives …

Supporting the wheels of integration: 35 cyclists from EAC member state flagged off in Kampala   Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Equity Bank Uganda Ltd together with the Ministry of East African Affairs, today flagged off the 5th edition of the Great African Cycling Safari (GACS) at the bank Headquarters in …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people perished Sunday after ramming into a stationery sugar truck in Bufulubi trading center in Mayuge district along the Musita-Lumino highway.  The dead are Henry Maisanswa, Rose Mweba, and Milton Mande. The trio was driving in a Toyota Caldina registration number; UAG 226B when they rammed …