Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Karamoja have rejected a report by police about the recovery of raided cattle from the region. According to the Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson Michael Longole, the police and the joint security forces in Karamoja have recovered 9,118 heads of cattle out of the …
Read More »Sudanese army chief says military has no intention to continue in power
Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Chairman of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council and General Commander of the Sudanese Armed Forces Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Tuesday reiterated that the military has no intention to continue in power. Al-Burhan made the remarks when he received the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs …
Read More »Agago district registers over 3,000 teenage pregnancies in one year
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 3,925 teenage girls in Agago district have been impregnated in the last one year, according to statistics from the District Health Department. A report released on Monday shows that 3,925 out of 19,503 expectant mothers who visited various health facilities for antennal care …
Read More »Convicted UPDF soldiers in Somalia used explosives to desecrate bodies of their victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial sitting in Mogadishu for killing civilians in Somalia. The convicts are R0/13537 Captain Charles Asiimwe, RA164787 Corporal Edison Bwambale, RAV/171317 Corporal Alexander Babu, …
Read More »She Cranes scoop silver at the African Netball Championship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s National Netball team, the She Cranes have scoped a silver medal at the African Netball Championship in Windhoek, Namibia. The She Cranes completed second after pulling off a draw against Malawi in their last game of the competition. Uganda came from behind to draw …
Read More »How Mulago hospital responded to the bomb blast victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It was a normal day for Mulago National Referral Hospital on Tuesday morning November 16, 2021. The causality ward had less than ten patients, the majority of whom were accident victims. Only a few staff were on duty, most of them completing their morning rounds …
Read More »Pundits want government to announce dates for full reopening of the country
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda should consider announcing dates for reopening of all sectors of the economy to allow the people enjoy their social, economic, cultural and political rights, pundits have said. Speaking at the 6th virtual Town Hall COVID-19 meeting on Nov.15, held under the …
Read More »Court denies Kasese NUP members bail
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Kasese district has rejected the bail application of five National Unity Platform-NUP supporters facing treason charges. They are Bryan Basisa, the NUP Kasese district chairperson, Geoffrey Bwambale, the NUP coordinator for Bundibugyo, Atanazio Isande from Ntoroko district, Isaac Mumbere, the …
Read More »Fruit canker disease ravages mango trees in Gulu, Nwoya district
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The fruit canker disease has destroyed hundreds of mango trees in Gulu and Nwoya districts. The bacterial disease attacks mango leaves and fruits of both natural and grafted species whether still flowering or mature. Farmers in both districts say that the disease started appearing between …
Read More »How laxity made Kampala Central police station an easy target for bombers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 23 police officers sustained injuries during the bomb blast at the Central Police Station (CPS) in the Kampala central business district on Tuesday morning. The affected police officers are from the General Duty and Field Force Unit (FFU). They are Kairugara Joseph, Katongole …
Read More »