Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Clerics from Acholi sub-region have called on the public and family members of the former Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah, to remain calm and desist from speculating the cause of his death. Oulanyah, 56 was pronounced dead by President Museveni in a tweet on Sunday …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo district has postponed the planned eviction of pastoralists following the death of Jacob Oulanyah, the Speaker of Parliament. On Sunday, the security committee of Lamwo, together with clan leaders held a meeting at Palabek town council and resolved to start the eviction on Monday …

Russia accounted for more than 40 percent of natural gas and 30 percent of crude oil imported by the EU in 2019 Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Oil prices in Europe have been surging since the start of the conflict in Ukraine amid fears that the European Union (EU) may ban …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district health officials have halted the mass Covid-19 vaccination exercise over the low turn up of people. The district embarked on the second phase of mass covid-19 vaccination on March 15, with the exercise meant to last for a week. This was after the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city on Monday arrested Amina Mutesi, a resident of Kaitabawala zone in Northern division for stabbing her husband, Emmanuel Tasaga aged 45 to death. The deceased has been taken to Jinja Regional Referral Hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem, while the suspect is being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Service Commission has attributed the existence of ghost teachers to headteachers. Recently, the commission started the validation process for teachers in post-primary institutions in the central region to clean up the payroll, establish the status of teachers and staffing gaps. This is meant …

Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has been arrested and detained as the police in Kassanda investigate murder and aggravated defilement of a 10-year-old girl. The police said that Hope Tumukunde, the deceased, was found dead hours after she was sent to fetch water from a dam with her …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Hospital Kampala (IHK) officially opened up its new and revamped outpatient department. The outpatient department serves as the first point of contact for patients and medical employees. IHK outpatient department has been revamped to improve patient care by providing reliable healthcare, improving process …

Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 55 women in the different enterprise groups in Lyantonde district are facing prosecution for defaulting on the public funds disbursed through the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program-UWEP. The women received the funds disbursed through the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to strengthen …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have demanded the return of the Local Defense Unit-LDU personnel to help curb the escalating insecurity in the region. The leaders argue that the withdrawal of the LDUs was a big blow for Karamoja and that the available security personnel …