Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected gang leader in Nansana municipality has been found dead. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identifies the deceased as Erias Kabanda, who has been on the police wanted list for terrorizing people in Nansana municipality in Wakiso district. According to Owoyesigyire, …
Read More »Africa CDC calls for boosting surveillance, contact tracing against monkeypox
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Africa Center for Disease Control (Africa CDC) on Monday recommended its members to boost surveillance and contact tracing efforts against monkeypox disease. In a press release, Africa CDC called on African states to strengthen laboratory diagnostic capacities and genomic sequencing capacity for monkeypox. The …
Read More »NRM asks court to dismiss case filed by EALA aspirants
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana has fixed August 1st 2022 to deliver his decision in the case where 23 members of the National Resistance Movement want the court to declare the decision by their party to exclude them from the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections …
Read More »Indian national, 18 others detained over vandalism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Indian businessman in Kampala is part of nineteen suspected vandals of electricity infrastructure arrested by the joint anti-vandalism task force in Kampala. The joint operations involving the Uganda Police Force-UPF, Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF, and power distributors Umeme commenced last week within Kampala, Wakiso …
Read More »Is Uganda Airlines back on track?
COMMENT | DEREK NSEKO | The global travel industry is roaring back in 2022. Despite some pockets of severe COVID-19 related restrictions and mounting economic pressures resulting from a skyrocketing oil price, travel has been resilient in its efforts for a comeback this year. People simply want to travel again and …
Read More »Fire guts boys dormitory at Iganga High School
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another fire has gutted a boys dormitory at Iganga high school. The fire is said to have broken out at the entrance of the dormitory at around 5:00am this morning. The fire reduced students’ items such as mattresses, suitcases, books and clothings to ashes. The …
Read More »Youths in Jinja block highways in protest of skyrocketing commodity prices
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The week started on a chaotic note on highways in the Busoga sub-region as rowdy youth went about erecting barricades to block traffic from moving in either direction. Sections of youths on Monday started by blocking major highways linking surrounding districts to Jinja city, as …
Read More »Unknown assailants stab two police officers at roadblock
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team comprising the Uganda People’s Defense Forces and police are pursuing unidentified assailants who attacked policemen at a roadblock along the Kampala-Gulu highway. The assailants reportedly stabbed two policemen at the road block in Kiwumpa village, five kilometers to Luwero town council …
Read More »Implementing Russia-Ukraine grain export deal needs to overcome sanctions, trust issues
Russia and Ukraine separately signed a deal in Istanbul Friday with Türkiye and the United Nations to resume grain shipments from Ukrainian ports to international markets via the Black Sea Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia and Ukraine separately signed a deal in Istanbul on Friday with Türkiye and the United …
Read More »Yumbe regional referral hospital grappling with staff shortage
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yumbe Regional Referal Hospital is struggling to provide services to patients amidst an acute shortage of essential staff, more than a year after its elevation from a general hospital. Located in Kuru Town council, the facility was elevated to a referral hospital in 2020 following …
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