Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Fort Portal is holding an ex-police officer on charges of impersonation and theft. The suspect who has been identified as Bernard Mulindwa, currently detained at Karambi police station. He was reportedly dismissed from the force over indiscipline. According to SP Richard Richman, …
Read More »Iran ready to help end Ukraine crisis: president
Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Wednesday rejected certain “unsubstantiated claims” about Tehran’s stance toward the conflict in Ukraine, saying Iran is ready to play a role in ending the crisis. Making the remarks in a phone call with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda, Raisi noted that …
Read More »UNEB: Verona College under probe over alleged examination malpractice
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Busoga North is investigating reports of examination malpractice at Verona College in Kamuli district. It is alleged that the invigilators connived with the school’s administration to provide some students with the examination papers before the exam started. Preliminary findings indicate that 64 …
Read More »Health ministry disburses UGX 338 million for Ebola response in Kagadi
Kagadi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has released 338 million shillings to the Kagadi district Ebola taskforce for response. George Gulyetonda, the Kagadi district communications officer told Uganda Radio Network in an interview on Wednesday, that the money will be used by the Ebola taskforce in risk …
Read More »Dusabe gives Rwanda hope at Uganda Amateur Golf Open
✳⛳Uganda Amateur Open Golf Championships 2022 ➡🏌️♂️ DAY 2 (Sept 19-22) 💠 LEADER-BOARD LIVE #TMLUgOpen2022 ⛳ ✳ A Ssekibejja -1 71 🇺🇬 ✳ M Tumusiime 0 72 🇺🇬 ✳ E Kabareebe +2 74 🇺🇬 ✳ G Nsubuga +3 75 🇺🇬 ✳ D Felix +3 75 🇷🇼 ✳ J Basabose +4 76 …
Read More »UK home secretary resigns, notes “serious concerns” over Truss gov’t
London, UK | Xinhua | Suella Braverman, home secretary of the United Kingdom (UK), resigned on Wednesday after breaching a security rule. However, she also noted her “serious concerns” about the direction of Prime Minister Liz Truss’s government. In her resignation letter posted on Twitter, Braverman cited her “technical infringement of …
Read More »Security in Gulu probes South Sudanese students over firearms claims
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of South Sudanese students at Gulu Central High School in Gulu city were probed by intelligence following allegations of firearms within school premises. Recently, concerned parents raised concerns that some South Sudanese studying at the school have been seen with guns and live …
Read More »COVID-19 still int’l health emergency: WHO
Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that COVID-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO’s highest alert level. The announcement came although the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began. The WHO’s …
Read More »UK PM vows to stay on despite mini-budget chaos
London, UK | Xinhua | Liz Truss, prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), on Wednesday defied calls to resign after almost all the measures in her government’s economic blueprint had been scrapped following market turmoil. Responding to a question from the opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer on why she should …
Read More »UWA heightens deployment in Upe Pian game reserve to curb poaching
Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has heightened deployment in Pian Upe game reserve to fight against massive poaching and illegal grazing. James Okware, the senior warden in charge of Pian Upe game reserve says that despite the continuous sensitization by UWA, residents have continued poaching animals …
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