Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pallisa Resident District Commissioner, Kyeyune Ssenyonjo has tasked members of the district service commission to respond to accusations of selling off jobs to the highest bidder. According to Kyeyune, he has continued receiving complaints on the conduct of the district service commission members since he …
Read More »Experts demand end to impunity in land conflicts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Land experts have said that promises by presidential candidates of solving land problems will not yield results if the impunity of the powerful and corrupt officials is not dealt with. Several presidential candidates have made promises of ending land grabbing and improving land security for …
Read More »Residents launch project to restock L. Victoria with the singida tilapia fish
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Koome Islands in Mukono district have embarked on efforts to restock the lake with singida tilapia fish locally known as Empongo. The fish species which is endemic to L. Victoria and very delicious is almost extinct. William Isebaidu, a resident of Koome Islands …
Read More »Muntu tasked to combat HIV stigma once elected
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young people living with HIV/AIDs in Lango asked ANT presidential candidate Mugisha Muntu to consider formulating and strengthening the anti-stigma policies against HIV/AIDs clients once elected president. Anti-stigma policies are customized guidelines put in place to reduce stigma. This includes types of behaviours that are …
Read More »NRM and opposition in Kyotera blame campaign violence on police laxity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have come under fire from the opposition and National Resistance Movement-NRM party candidates in Kyotera district for alleged failure to contain the electoral violence there. Candidates from the rival political camps have been trading accusations for the electoral violence. However, the rival groups accuse …
Read More »Jinja FDC supporters optimistic Amuriat will improve service delivery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat are optimistic that his leadership will improve service delivery within the region. Speaking to journalists at the side-lines of Amuriat’s campaign trail within Busoga sub-region, his supporters said that they think he will advocate …
Read More »Hold NRM leaders accountable, Opondo tells journalists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government spokesperson and director Uganda media center Ofwono Opondo has urged journalists in West Nile to help government by making its leaders account for time and resources. Addressing journalists at Desert Breeze Hotel in Arua on Sunday, Ofwono told journalists that its only through …
Read More »Spurs claim North London bragging rights as win keeps them top
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tottenham Hotspur returned to the top of the Premier League table with a 2-0 derby win over Arsenal. Harry Kane set up Son Heung-min to break the deadlock with a sensational, curling finish from long range in the 13th minute. The South Korean returned the …
Read More »Police arrest 50 year old woman for beating grandchild into coma
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busia district are holding a woman identified as Mwajibu Nakibiranga aged 50 years, accused by her neighbors of beating her granddaughter into coma. Mwajibu Nakibiranga, a resident of Mawero East B village, Eastern division in Busia Municipality is accused of beating a …
Read More »NRM secretary general Kasule Lumumba tests positive for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement party secretary general Justine Kasule Lumumba has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the NRM party national treasurer Rose Namayanja, Lumumba tested positive on Saturday, six days after she had been in self isolation following the positive results of her handlers …
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