Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of dead fish are floating on Lake Victoria. Although the cause is not yet established, with many fearing poisoning or pollution, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fishery (MAAIF) together with the environmental authority in Uganda have raised the possibility that the cause …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists who have not re-registered will now be free to do their expected duties during the elections without fear of arrest as the Uganda Media Council has directed in a circular to police all over the country. Although the Electoral Commission had earlier required journalists …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission has eased restrictions on use of cameras and other recording devices at polling stations on election day. Earlier this week, the chairman of the commission Justice Simon Byabakama had communicated new guidelines that would apply to the January 14, general election. Contentious …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Candidates for the Kumi municipality MP seat have contested the relocation of the tally center from the District Council Hall to the District Registrar’s office located at Tank Ward, South division in Kumi municipality. The relocation of the tally center was announced on Friday as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The three neighboring pastoralists communities, the Karimojong of Uganda, Turkana and the Pokot of Kenya have welcomed the move by the two governments of Kenya and Uganda to carry out a joint animal vaccination with the move to fight animal disease along the border corridors. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Crime preventers have received Shs 500m to invest in their production activities. The national coordinator for crime preventers, Blaise Kamugisha confirms that the money has been released and already deposited on the crime preventers’ Sacco accounts for investment and promotion of their businesses. In a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation (ANT) party presidential candidate, Gregory Mugisha Muntu has said that the Electoral Commission’s ban on the use of cameras and smartphones at the polling stations is aimed at concealing transparency during voting exercise. Last week, the Electoral Commission announced a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has voiced concern over what it calls “the deteriorating human rights situation in Uganda ahead of parliamentary and presidential elections scheduled for 14 January. In a press briefing, Ravina Shamdasani, the Spokesperson for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have described as unfortunate, naive and nonsensical the statements made by the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola that the force will continue beating journalists and has no apologies for it. IGP Ochola said the police beat journalists to protect them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has discovered signs and events that are believed to be threatening peace in the coming week of the general elections. The signs were identified by senior religious leaders, members of the different security agencies, political party leaders and opinion …