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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 35 people have been arrested in Kyetume parish, Mukono District following a wave of crime in the area. The suspects whose names have not been disclosed are accused of waylaying residents and robbing them. The arrests followed an incident on Friday when Dan Mbogo, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda in partnership with Uganda Small Scale Industries Association donated equipment including a bread mixer, baking table, baking raw materials, computers, and internet connectivity for a year worth Ugx10 million to Mulungi Confectionary and Skilling Center in Mukono District. This donation is part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reverend Canon Kezekiah Kalule, the former Archdeacon of Luteete Archdeaconry in Luwero Diocese, has been acquitted of defilement charges after a lengthy five-year trial. In 2018, Rev. Canon Kalule was arrested on charges of defiling a sixteen-year-old girl who was under his custody. He …

  Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda in partnership with Uganda Small Scale Industries Association has donated equipment including a bread mixer, baking table, baking raw materials, computers, and internet connectivity for a year worth Shs10 million to Mulungi Confectionary and Skilling Center in Mukono District. This donation …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Muwonge, a primary three dropout is the new deputy speaker of Mukono district following his election on Friday. The seat became vacant following the resignation of the former deputy speaker. Muwonge, who represents Kyampisi Sub County, secured 24 votes, defeating Isaac Kitongo, a …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Counter-Terrorism Police Commander, Dismas Tebangole, has been arrested for shooting a student of Uganda Christian University on Saturday morning. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Tebbangole 57, allegedly shot and injured 21-year-old Natasha Nagayi at Nabuti village, Mukono Central Division. The suspect allegedly admitted to having …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has set May 29, to review a judgment that confirmed Fred Kayondo as a duly elected Member of Parliament for Mukono South. Wilson Male, the Former National Unity Platform Candidate for the seat appealed against a decision of …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Kayondo has been confirmed as the duly elected Member of Parliament for Mukono South. His seat was sealed on Tuesday by the High Court in Mukono which dismissed, for the second time, a petition filed by his rival Wilson Male from the National …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mukono has sentenced a mother with her son to three years in prison for attempted murder contrary to Section 204 of the Penal Code Act (PCA). The convicts, Suz Isaale, 68 years, and her son Patrick Ssembatya, 37 years …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Buguju Village in Mukono Municipality are protesting the costs of garbage collection. In January, the municipality contracted De Waste to manage garbage in Goma division and Bins Kampala Limited in the Central Division as well as Namakya Enterprises Limited to manage the landfill at …