Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Acholi sub-region on Saturday petitioned President Yoweri Museveni demanding his intervention to sort out the recurring insecurity in Apaa township once and for all. The leaders say that the Acholi communities residing in Apaa township which borders Adjumani and Amuru districts are experiencing …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries limited (NBL), through its Jinja Maltings plant, has donated waste disposal and segregation plastic bins to Jinja Referral Hospital in commemoration of the world environment day. These were handed over to the hospital acting director, Dr Angela Namala earlier this week as part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Capital One Group (COG) in partnership with the Public Relations Association of Uganda, have launched the first-ever ‘State of the PR Survey’ in Uganda. The first-ever state of the PR survey in Uganda will offer an excellent opportunity to PR practitioners in the private and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Indian Association of Uganda has reserved slots for 100 children with heart complications to undergo free surgery in India. It was revealed by Rao Mohana, the Chairperson of the Association while paying a courtesy call to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa on …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday appeared to swipe at the press, saying they can go “swimming in the pond,” as many international and local news outlets questioned the representation of the 9th Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Biden made the remarks during …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As insecurity escalates in Karamoja, the police have teamed up with other security agencies for enhancement of operations against crude alcohol which influences warriors to stage raids. The operations have been in place over the previous years, but took a back seat this year when …

Maracha, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Construction works of Kololo Seed Secondary School in Maracha district have stalled. In April 2019, Maracha district commissioned the construction of a seed secondary school in Vura village, Tara sub-county at 1.9 Billion Shillings with funding from the World Bank under the intergovernmental fiscal …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in South Sudan have released and handed over four Ugandan nationals who were held captive during a fire exchange between military forces last week. Lamwo Resident District Commissioner Osborn Oceng says that the four were arrested at different intervals following a fierce fire exchange …

Lugazi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lugazi municipal council probe committee has pinned town agents for failing the planned realization of local revenue. The thieving agents have gone overboard to the extent that now only 35% of the expected revenue is declared as collected. The probe committee was formed in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six family members who were reportedly abducted at the start of this week are being detained at police’s Special Investigations Unit in Kireka, over their relative’s alleged robberies in Kampala metropolitan area. A case of missing persons was reported to Kireka police station by one …