Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-one year-old Shaluwa Namukose, a resident of Mafubira ward in Northern division in Jinja city is rotting away without any help after being shot by police while dispersing protests along Mailo Mbili roundabout on February 18th, 2021. According to Namukose, when she was shot, detectives …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA needs over Shillings 178.9 billion to expand Nakivubo channel, which is the major drainage of stormwater from the Kampala central business district. A report by the KCCA Executive secretariat shows that the Authority completed detailed designs for the works but lacks …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has given Multiplex and Alshamas joint venture contractors two more extra months to complete the construction of Masaka main market. Multiplex and Alshamas joint venture contractors started the market works in February 2018, and were expected to handover the market in February 2020. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has urged members of the public to remain vigilant and extra alert during this Easter festival. Ochola said criminal elements take advantage of such holidays to intensify their unlawful, criminal acts. The IGP noted that as part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are mixed reactions among Makerere University students following a decision by the administration to restructure a number of undergraduate courses. The university has already halted the advertisement of 18 undergraduate courses for the next academic year 2021/2022. The move is in line with the …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | County and sub county Chiefs in Tooro Kingdom have advised Kabarole district leadership to back off the disputed Busoro sub county land and find an alternative place for the construction of new district headquarters. Fort Portal municipality became autonomous after it was elevated to a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese has released a statement announcing the death of the Archbishop of Kampala Dr. Cyprian Lwanga. ***** DEATH ANNOUNCEMENT  With deep sorrow, I hereby inform you that our beloved Shepherd,  the Archbishop of Kampala Archdiocese, His Grace Dr. CYPRIAN KIZITO LWANGA has been called …

Kenya received 1.02 million AstraZeneca COVID vaccines under the COVAX facility Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The demand for inoculation against the novel coronavirus among Kenyan citizens has spiked in recent times amid prodding by national leaders and jitters occasioned by a third wave marked by rising infections and fatalities. A …

Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lyantonde district veterinary authorities have relaxed the ban on the sale and movement of cattle and animal products in the district. Early this year, the district authorities banned the sale and movement of cattle and animal products in the district to contain the Foot and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Registration Service Bureau-URSB has entered a partnership with the Muslim Center for Justice and Law-MCJL to popularise the registration of marriages in the Muslim community. Through a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the URSB offices in Kampala, the two shall run joint campaigns to …