Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police fraternity is mourning the death of Senior Superintendent of Police – SSP Samuel Bamuzibire who has been the Kampala Metropolitan 999 Patrol Commander. Bamuzibire according to sources at Naguru police headquarters succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) at Nsambya hospital. “Bamuzibire has just died …
Read More »Trump’s return to spotlight highlights possible 2024 White House run
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Donald Trump has returned to the spotlight, underscoring the possibility that the bombastic billionaire will make a run at the White House in the next U.S. elections. On Monday’s Varney & Co. on Fox Business News, Trump spoke on a wide range of …
Read More »Kitgum parents asked to isolate students
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Kitgum district have been asked to isolate their children who returned from school pending a mass Covid-19 testing exercise. The caution from medical workers and leaders comes just a day after 47 students out of 280 who were subjected to the RDT …
Read More »RDC bans boda boda operations along Kayunga district boundaries
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kayunga Resident District Commissioner-RDC Elijah Madoi has banned boda boda stages located along the major entry points of the district borders as part of the restrictions on inter-district movements. RDC Madoi notes that the move is intended to prevent movement of people from other …
Read More »Influx of street kids in Lira raises concern
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The influx of homeless street kids in Lira city is raising concern among residents. Some street kids spit saliva at people, vandalize cars and often beat up pedestrians who refuse to give them money and also litter the streets. People including children living on the …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges appointment of General Katumba and Muhoozi as ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court Kampala challenging the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint several ministers citing different grounds. He is also challenging the appointment of a higher than stipulated number without prior parliamentary resolution. On June 8th 2021, Museveni …
Read More »National Budget: Human capital, security and governance take lion’s share
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government will next financial year spend a big chunk of the budget on interventions for human capital development, security and integrated transport infrastructure among others. The 2021/2022 financial year budget set to come into effect on 1st July 2021, was on Thursday afternoon presented to …
Read More »Attack on Gen Katumba was politically motivated – Museveni
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has said that the attack on General Katumba Wamala was politically motivated. The President was speaking after the budget reading on Thursday at Kololo Independence Grounds. According to President Museveni, the attack was a definite political motive, and they will know who was …
Read More »Nakalema orders bus companies to refund extorted passengers cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the Anti-Corruption Unit, Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema has directed bus operators who had collected money from students that were meant to travel with their companies upcountry and never received the service to refund it to them. Nakalema raided bus parks in Kampala …
Read More »Traffic officers paired with armed FFU personnel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Kampala Metropolitan has started deploying its traffic officers alongside armed Field Forces Unit-FFU personnel. Police through deputy Kampala Metropolitan Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, said the deployment of traffic officers alongside armed colleagues is in response to President Yoweri Museveni’s directive during the State …
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