Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Local Government has levied fines on illegal charcoal dealers. Christopher Opiyo Ateke, the Gulu LCV Chairperson says ten trucks with over 1,000 bags of charcoals were impounded and fined in the ongoing operation that started on Friday in the areas of Palaro, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of High Court Civil Division Justice Musa Ssekaana has warned Kampala City Lawyer Male Mabirizi against filing similar cases and withdrawing them after rejecting the Judge they have been allocated to. In his letter dated June 10 2021, Ssekaana notes that Mabirizi filed a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The application process for the Tax Identification Number (TIN) is now completely web-based, making it easier and quicker to get than before. According to Uganda Revenue Authority- URA, it has also made changes in the existing TIN application form to improve the experience of …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five teachers of Yanah Primary School in Hoima East Division Hoima City have been arrested for conducting lessons. The teachers are Ronald Naizito, Leonard Kyaligonza, Juliet Ndibalekesa, Cissy Namkabirwa, Akio Ntibankane and Fred Mukasa. Last week, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni announced fresh restrictions as part …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Political Commissar, Asan Kasingye has directed regional police commanders from Kiira, Busoga North and Busoga East, to evict all senior police officers from the barracks to create room for junior officers and constables. Speaking to journalists after holding a closed-door meeting …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY The reshuffle?: Museveni new cabinet; It’s his fight for survival THE LAST WORD On Museveni’s new cabinet: The president’s choice of ministers and what it tells us about the factors that shape the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Boda Boda cyclist in Katwe has been lynched for allegedly stabbing a police officer. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says that the unknown cyclist attacked and stabbed police constable Ismail Menjar, who was on duty enforcing the curfew on Friday evening. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Bugiri district have arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly killing his two children on Friday night. Fred Kibete, a resident of Buduma A village in Muwayo town council was arrested over the death of his five-year-old son Elvin Mwoyi and daughter, …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Energy Ministry has drawn a new roadmap for the second competitive oil bidding round for five blocks in the Albertine region. The five oil blocks along its western border with Congo and parts of the West Nile region have been on offer since …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has named 21 new members to serve in the General Court Martial. In a letter dated June 8th, President Museveni reappointed Lt Gen Andrew Gutti as the army court chairman for another term. Others reappointed are; Col Richard Tukacungurwa as Judge …
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