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THIS WEEK: Simon Kinobe elected Uganda Law Society President Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Law Society elected a new President- Simon Kinobe during its annual general meeting held on April 7 at Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe. Kinobe beat off competition from Alice Namuli winning 760 of the lawyers’ …

THIS WEEK: Ochola orders more audits in Police Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In more changes aimed at professionalising the Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, the Inspector General of Police, has ordered for a headcount in Uganda Police Force to establish the actual number of serving officers countrywide. In the headcount, …

THIS WEEK: Shs30billion stolen in local governments Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Committee of Parliament revealed that over Shs30billion was stolen in local governments in the 2015/2016 financial year. The findings were based on the report by the Auditor General and investigations done by the committee. Reagan …

THIS WEEK: Deputy Speaker Oulanyah demands report on UPDF Somalia deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Oulanyah, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, has tasked government to table a report on the UPDF operations in Somalia since the army deployed in the country eleven years ago. Oulanyah’s directive was prompted …

THIS WEEK: NRM, FDC face off again for Rukungiri Woman MP seat Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hardly a month after the by-election held in Jinja Municipality East that was won by FDC’s Paul Mwiru, the two main political parties; the ruling NRM and opposition FDC will once again lock …

THIS WEEK: Banks sue URA over customer data Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Banks under their umbrella body, Uganda Bankers Association have dragged Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to court over a directive by the tax revenue collection body to banks to submit information of their customers including account name, Tax …

THIS WEEK: Facebook under fire over data breaches Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Social media giant Facebook is under heavy criticism over a data breach where information of 87million users could have been shared with Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm, based in the UK. The UK firm and Facebook …

THIS WEEK: Cholera hits Hoima, Kagadi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For two months now, cholera has hit residents of Hoima, Kagadi and Kyegegwa including the refugee settlements. Number of people affected with the disease in Hoima has reached 2000 and an estimated 40 kiled while Kyegegwa about 300 cases …

THIS WEEK: Deputy Chief Justice warns politicians over age limit petition Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, the Deputy Chief Justice, warned politicians during the hearing of a petition against the constitutional amendment where a cap on the presidential age limit was lifted. Owiny Dollo told politicians; both petitioners …

Outbreak from South Africa threatens 15 countries Kampala, Uganda | AGENCIES | In South Africa, an outbreak of listeriosis, a serious food borne disease, has been ongoing since the start of 2017. Between 1 January 2017 through 14 March 2018, 978 laboratory-confirmed listeriosis cases have been reported to the National Institute …