Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown assailants have raided Kaaka Spare World shop in Hoima city and made off with a firearm belonging to a private security guard. The incident happened around 2am on Monday morning. The private guard whose firearm was stolen has been identified as Eunice Kobusinge, 28, …
Read More »Armed men driving ‘drone’ kidnap Sheikh Yahya Mwanje
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified gunmen driving in a numberless drone have picked up Sheikh Yahya Mwanje, the former acting Amir Ummah of Salafiya Tablique Muslim community. Siraji Kifampa, the spokesperson of Jamatil Salafiya Tablique Muslim community, says that the gunmen intercepted Sheikh Mwanje shortly after stepping out of …
Read More »Cameroon kick Onana out of World Cup, held 3-3 by Serbia
🌟 World Cup 2022 ✳ RESULT ⚽ Cameroon 3 Serbia 3 ✳ TODAY ⚽ South Korea vs Ghana 4pm (UBC) ⚽ Brazil vs Switzerland 7pm ⚽ Portugal vs Uruguay 10pm Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana was removed from their squad just hours before their Group G game against Serbia on Monday. The Inter Milan …
Read More »Defence committee to probe new firm over digital national IDs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The committee on Defence and Internal Affairs is considering investigating a new firm contracted by the Government to print ‘smart’ and ‘digital’ national identity cards. In 2018, the government entered into a joint venture with Veridos, a German company to set up a printing …
Read More »Driver sentenced to 4 years imprisonment for knocking five children dead
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Sembabule Grade One Magistrates court has sentenced a taxi driver to four years in prison for knocking five children dead. Musa Amiisi, a resident of Bweera in Kasese district, was convicted on Friday of reckless driving, causing a motor accident that led to death …
Read More »Uganda Veterinary Association partners with Buganda kingdom to curb livestock diseases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Veterinary Association-UVA has partnered with Buganda Kingdom to promote livestock disease control for the purpose of preventing spillovers to human beings. Dr. Ismail Asiimwe, the UVA President for Central Uganda Chapter, says the partnership is meant to mobilize communities to start paying the …
Read More »Ex combatants in Zombo embroiled in land disputes
Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several ex-combatants in Zombo district have cried out over the land wrangles they are embroiled in with their relatives, three months after their return from rebellion. According to the returnees, they lost huge chunks of their land that were sold off by their own relatives …
Read More »Dogs offer psychosocial support to war trauma survivors in Northern Uganda
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Okello Oloya, a visually impaired victim of the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) insurgency in Northern Uganda is using dogs to treat war trauma among returnees, survivors, and ex-servicemen. Oloya, through the Comfort Dog Project under the Big Fix Uganda in Gulu city, identifies …
Read More »Soldier succumbs to injuries sustained in Iganga encounter
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private Osubon Kowe from Mbuya military barracks has succumbed to the injuries he sustained during the joint security operation that led to the arrest of private Rodgers Alibuza on Saturday. Kowe was part of the joint security forces that engaged in a gunfire exchange with …
Read More »Regional hospitals to start surgery for diabetic retinopathy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Health, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, has revealed a government plan to roll out surgery for diabetic retinopathy to all regional hospitals. Aceng said the eye blinding disease is currently treated at a few selected hospitals located mostly in the central region. She made …
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