Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministerial zonal offices in Wakiso and Luwero district are the most problematic land offices in Uganda according to Lands Minister Beti Olive Kamya. Since 2015, the Ministry of Lands has upgraded 23 land offices into ministerial zonal offices, a move aimed at taking services …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Crowds formed at one of the homes whose member had returned after 73 days of abduction. Thrilled to see community members back, crowds gathered in small groups as they listened to stories of the returnees. Everyone who turned up was curious to glance at the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aruu North County Member of Parliament Samuel Odonga Otto has been remanded to prison. Otto was charged with two counts of malicious damage to property, assault, and occasioning bodily harm. He appeared for mention of the case before the Grade One Magistrate’s Court presided over …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to boost and speed up investigations capacity, Uganda Police Force is building a technology interface with National Identification Registration Authority –NIRA so as to access data for wanted criminals or suspects under investigation. Police’s director for ICT, Felix Baryamwisaki and director Forensic …

Domestic debt has gone up to 6.8 trillion Shillings which is more than 1 percent of Gross Domestic Product Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has acknowledged that it has broken its own domestic debt ceiling, to a level which it calls ‘unhealthy domestic borrowing.’ The amount of debt that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, the producers of Lato Milk products have introduced their latest product, Lato Creamer, to its range of offerings on the Ugandan market. In a statement shared on March 24, Bijoy Varghese, the general manager said, creamer has been developed by keeping …

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Koboko district have demanded a speedy probe into the fire that gutted a store and destroyed supplies worth millions of shillings on Saturday. The fire reportedly resulted from a welding point in a nearby building. But reports indicate the store was under repair …

Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | After mass shootings in the past fortnight on the U.S. soil grabbed headlines worldwide, U.S. President Joe Biden may take action on gun control via executive orders, experts said. “It is going to be hard to get gun measures through Congress,” Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Darrell …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in greater Mukono have denounced a petition challenging the victory of Democratic Party-DP’s parliamentary candidate in the Mukono South County race. On Tuesday, Wilson Male, who lost the seat on the NUP ticket petitioned the High Court challenging the victory …

Kadaga says women who try vying for direct seats are threatened by men who belittle their cause Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organisations are concerned about the dwindling number of women elected on direct-elected members seats both in the districts and in Parliament. In the recently concluded elections, …