Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district officials and legislators have complained to State Minister of Luwero-Rwenzori Triangle about government’s unfulfilled pledges to compensate veterans. The veterans said that despite contributing to the National Resistance Army War of 1981-1986 that ushered in the incumbent government, they have patiently …
Read More »Luwero market wrangles escalate after collapse of talks among rival Muslim factions
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Talks between rival Muslim factions in Luwero district over the dispute arising from the establishment of a market on the land belonging to Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC have collapsed following the withdrawal of the mediator from the talks. Three weeks ago, the Kadhi Luwero Muslim …
Read More »Rider succumbs to gun bayonet injuries at a police checkpoint in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A motorcyclist who refused to stop at a checkpoint in Luwero district has passed on. The deceased identified as Kassim Luyinda was stabbed at a checkpoint at the Wakiso-Luwero border which was mounted to enforce presidential directives against cross-district border movement. Nakigoza Parish Councilor Paul …
Read More »Luwero leaders want changes to funding model for parish development
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Luwero district have demanded that the criteria used to allocate funds in the Parish Development Model programme be revised. Effective next month, the government will roll out the Parish Development model across the 10,694 parishes in Uganda. According to the national budget, …
Read More »Woman beheads baby, attempts to commit suicide in Luwero police cells
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero district have arrested a woman for allegedly beheading her own one-week old child. The suspect has been identified as Aidah Naluyange, aged 30 years, a resident of Kakinzi village in Butuntumula sub county. She is accused of cruelly beheading her own child …
Read More »Luwero maize millers ask UNBS to extend deadline for certification
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize millers and traders in Luwero town council have pleaded with Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS to extend the deadline for certification saying they are ill-prepared. UNBS issued an ultimatum of June 30th this year for maize millers and maize flour traders to secure standard …
Read More »Luwero district civil servants to contribute UGX 5000 monthly for construction of headquarters
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district council has passed a resolution requiring each civil servant and elected leader to contribute at least 5000 shillings per month towards the construction of district headquarters. Three years ago, Luwero district leaders embarked on the construction of the four-storied building to accommodate district headquarters. …
Read More »DCJ rejects proposed inter-jurisdictional session hearings to clear case backlog
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera has rejected a proposal by Chief Magistrates in Greater Luwero to organize inter-jurisdictional session hearings to clear the case backlog. According to the case backlog report by Luwero Chief Magistrate’s Court, there are 491 cases as of May 5th 2021. …
Read More »107 people killed in Luwero last year
Luwero district recorded 73 cases of homicides Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atleast 107 people died from unnatural causes in Luwero in 2020, the annual district crime report has revealed. According to the district report, road crashes claimed 25 lives, 13 died in mob justice, 6 people committed suicide and 2 …
Read More »Luwero leaders want humps along Kampala-Gulu highway to curb accidents
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Luwero district have demanded for erecting of humps along Kampala-Gulu highway to prevent rampant accidents in the area. There are increasing accidents in Luwero district on a section of the Kampala-Gulu highway that have left some 15 people dead and scores injured …
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