Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit has arrested a Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF Captain, Emmanuel Abaho, on allegations of extorting money from a businesswoman in Mityana. Captain Abaho was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice, Wilberforce Turyakira, by operatives at Café Javas in Kampala on Monday …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen on Lake Edward in Kasese district have asked the government to lift the ban on night fishing following increasing cases of piracy. As part of the nationwide lockdown, fishing activities during night hours were suspended to stem the spread of COVID-19. The decision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country is getting fewer condoms than what is needed, activists complained on Tuesday calling for more local funding for the contraceptive and HIV prevention method. The activists who were speaking at the release of an assessment report of condom stock status and funding …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has summoned the Attorney General of Rwanda and a Ugandan lawyer Steven Kalali to appear in court for the hearing of the border closure case. According to the summons, the Registrar of East African Court of Justice Yufnalis …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party (DP) in Kasese district is stepping up its mobilization ahead of the 2021 general elections. Kasese was a stronghold of the Democratic Party in the 1960’s and 1980’s. But the support waned over the years and to date, DP’s presence in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Male Mabirizi has petitioned the East African Court of Justice seeking to block elections in 46 newly created constituencies and six parliamentary representatives for the elderly. In his application filed in the Registry of the East African Court of Justice in Kampala, Mabirizi wants …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee has rejected a proposal seeking to establish a Speaker’s panel. In his Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Shadow Attorney-General Wilfred Niwagaba proposed a new Article in the Constitution introducing a Speaker’s panel. The Bill proposed to restrict the …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party in Masaka sub-region is struggling to identify flag bearers to contest for various leadership positions in the 2021 general elections. Besides failing to front candidates for positions for Special Interests Groups whose nominations ended last week, the party …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soybean farmers in Pader district are crying foul following a drastic drop in the price. A kilogram of soybean now costs Shillings 700 down from Shillings 3000. Sabina Alimo, a peasant farmer in Golo parish in Latanya sub county says it is a real …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine contacts of a Congolese refugee who succumbed to COVID-19 in Kyangwali refugee settlement area, Kikuube district have been quarantined. The suspects include three health workers of Maratatu health center III who attended to the patient when he was admitted at the facility and …