Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted their own, Private Dennis Tumukunde of failure to protect war materials. Tumukunde was on Tuesday convicted by the court presided over by Lt. General Andrew Gutti. Tumukunde was in November 2018, arraigned before …
Read More »Masaka NUP youth league suspends two party members
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP youth league in Masaka city has suspended two of its members for undermining elected leaders. The suspended members are; Alice Nannungi, the Masaka city female councilor representing Nyendo-Mukungwe division and Ronald Kasekende, one of the party youth mobilizers in the area. …
Read More »LOP Mpuuga hosts EU human rights chief
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga has held talks with the European Union (EU) Special Representative on Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore over the human rights situation in Uganda. Gilmore flew in from Brussels for a three-day working visit during which he …
Read More »EU targets Russian coal, ships in new sanctions
Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The EU is proposing the 5th round of sanctions against Moscow, which among others target coal imports from Russia, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday. Von der Leyen said the six-pronged proposed sanctions will be discussed and given the final seal of …
Read More »Kamuli Progressive banned for fronting 25 year old in schools games
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busoga sub region Uganda Secondary Schools Sports Association-USSSA, committee has banned Kamuli Progressive College from participating in their activities for a period of two years. The school has been banned after being found guilty of fronting an over aged non-student as part of their …
Read More »South Sudan peace guarantors urge commitment to resolve outstanding issues
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | Three Western nations which are South Sudan peace guarantors Tuesday welcomed the decision by the main opposition, Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-In-Opposition (SPLM/A-IO) to resume participation in the security mechanisms and called for total commitment to resolve the remaining issues. The United States, United Kingdom and …
Read More »Client commits suicide in guest house in Iganga
Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga East police are investigating circumstances under which 35-year-old Elvis Ogwal, committed suicide in his room at Blue Moon guest house along Market street, Southern division of Iganga municipality. His lifeless body was retrieved from the guest house room around 2:30 pm on Tuesday where …
Read More »Russia “more prudent” in food supply to “hostile” countries: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia will be more prudent this year in exporting food, especially to countries that are pursuing a hostile policy towards Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday. “This year, against the backdrop of a global food shortage, we will have to be more prudent in our food …
Read More »Former Rupiny reporter arrested for murder
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jasper Awio, a former reporter with Rupiny, a weekly luo publication under the Vision Group has surrendered to Ojwina police station in Lira City West division for murdering his longtime girlfriend. Awio walked into the police station days after the decomposing body of Monica Amongi, …
Read More »MPs demand answers on stalled Lubowa specialized hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have tasked the government to explain the circumstances surrounding the construction of the specialized hospital in Lubowa. This was during the Tuesday sitting in which Parliament paid tribute to the former Speaker Jacob Oulanyah who died in a hospital in Seattle, the …
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