Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 29-year-old man in Kwania district has taken his own life by hanging after his father in-law repossessed his daughter over failure to pay bride price. Tony Awany, a resident of Emeng village in Apolika parish in Chawente sub county was on Monday morning found …
Read More »Six dead, 8 rescued from Kisenyi building debris
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six people have been confirmed dead and eight others rescued with injuries, at the end of the search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kisenyi, last evening. Builders, drivers, food vendors and bystanders were trapped inside the rubble, when the …
Read More »Election petition: Judge directs Nabakooba, Bagala to file written submissions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Emmanuel Baguma has directed Judith Nabakooba and her rival, Joyce Bagala to file written submissions in the Mityana District Woman MP election dispute. He directed Nabakooba to file her written submissions of not more than 30 pages by September 12, and allow Mityana District …
Read More »Kabale Covid-19 test figures inaccurate – Taskforce
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Missing Covid-19 testing data from Kabale district on the national tally dashboard is hampering effective monitoring and enforcement of preventive guidelines issued by the health ministry, the district taskforce has revealed. Apparently, Kabale district has 119 active Covid-19 cases. Forty-three of these are receiving treatment …
Read More »Public Universities develop new students registration system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public Universities are moving away from the Academic Information Management System (AIMS) to the Academic Management Information System (ACMIS), saying it will give them more control over student information. AIMS is an integrated information system designed to meet the needs of educational institutions with a …
Read More »Taliban fully capture Panjshir province: spokesman
Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The Taliban armed forces have seized eastern Panjshir province following heavy fightings on Monday, gaining control over the last province of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed. “Our latest efforts to bring peace to the entire country succeeded as the Panjshir province is completely conquered …
Read More »Mubende resident arrested over defilement and murder of a minor
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mubende police are holding a young man accused of kidnapping and killing a 10 year old girl. The suspect is 18-year Vanasio Aryatuha, a resident of Lyagazi village, Lyangoma parish, Kigando sub county in Mubende district. The deceased is Aisha Alinitwe. The deceased’s friend, also …
Read More »Deceased medical student had brain edema, cerebral malaria – Doctors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rosette Kyarikunda, a Busitema University student died last week after allegedly developing complications resulting from a Covid-19 jab. Although the official medical report detailing what claimed her life is yet to be made public, those who took care of the fifth-year medical student at Mbale …
Read More »Son kills father over UGX 5000
Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kole police are holding a man accused of killing his father over Shillings 5,000. The suspect is 23 year old James Olugu, a resident of Bargri cell, Eastern ward in Aboke town council. He was arrested on Sunday evening shortly after striking his father Alex …
Read More »Teenage pregnancies: Acholi cultural leaders fault parents over negligence
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and guardians in Acholi region are responsible for the high number of teenage pregnancies according to a section of cultural leaders. They particularly accuse parents and guardians of failure to monitor their children’s lifestyles. Cases of teenage pregnancies have skyrocketed in the region ever …
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