Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A furious mob of residents has lynched a suspected cattle thief in Nakabiito village, Nakigoza Parish, Ziroobwe sub county, Luwero district. The suspect has been identified as Geoffrey Muswedde, 28. Ernest Ssekiziyivu, the Nakabiito village LC1 chairman says that a few days ago, one of …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More Congolese refugees are entering Uganda through Bundibugyo district following fresh Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebel attacks in Eastern parts of DRC. The latest attack happened on Monday in Misio village, 7kms from Busunga border point. It followed Friday’s staged attacks where three civilians were reportedly …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mayuge district is investigating circumstances under which six year-old Precious Nayiti, was electrocuted at a retail shop on Monday. It is reported that Nayiti, a resident of Nango trading center in Malongo sub-county, Mayuge district, had been sent to purchase drinking water from …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iteso Cultural Institution is yet to agree where the Paramount Chief in Teso, Augustine Osuban Lemukol will be buried. On Monday, William Alloch Akol, the Chairperson of the Iteso Cultural Union-ICU Founders said that Emorimor should be buried on the land that was last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly published research from the Netherlands has revealed the existence of a more transmissible and damaging variant of HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) said on Monday. The new strain, called the VB variant, damages the immune system, weakening people’s ability to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF have discovered at least seven mass graves near Kambi Ya Yua in North Kivu, the former stronghold of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces-ADF. Kambi Ya Yua found in Virunga forest is estimated to have hosted over 500 ADF members. …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Nakasongola district are in fear that the movement of animals in search of water could trigger a fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease. Since November 2021, Nakasongola district has been facing drought forcing pastoralists to trek long distances in search of …

Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | Weaker economic activity in the Eurozone during the first months of the year will give way to a rebound in the second quarter as the Omicron variant proves milder and governments become wary of imposing strict restrictions, said a Dutch banking company expert. However, higher inflation, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of royal chiefs from Busoga kingdom, have threatened to hold parallel celebrations for Kyabazinga day. Kyabazinga day is celebrated annually on February 11, in commemoration of a closed meeting held in the early 1930s, when the then Busoga chiefs unanimously agreed to elect …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed Monday that a joint gas pipeline project between Germany and Russia won’t advance if Russia invades Ukraine, stopping short of explaining how it will be achieved if Germany has reservations for that decision as a deterrence against Moscow. With visiting German …