Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and the Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) have revealed that over 243 guns have been recovered from cattle rustlers in Karamoja since the launch of forceful disarmament in July last year. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered for forceful disarmament of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier Sgt Ali Hassan Matovu and a civilian Erias Ssengoba have denied kidnapping and raping National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter Alexandros Marinos. Marinos revealed to party members and journalists on Wednesday that she was kidnapped on March 30 and …
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame expected to attend birthday celebrations Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations are in high gear for First Son Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s birthday run slated for April 23. The run in celebration of Muhoozi’s 48th birthday will be flagged off at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds at 7am. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Wilson Mbadi together with his counter, the Chief General Staff of the Armed Forces of DR. Congo, Gen. Celestin Mbala Munsense, have held a joint meeting to discuss matters related to the defence and security of both states …
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Why shooting, skinning and sharing of lion meat sent shockwaves among local conservationists Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | On April 8, a stray juvenile lion that had spent days killing and eating people’s livestock in several villages in the western Uganda district of Kagadi was shot dead by soldiers …
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Does sub-region require military response only? Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Until March 23 when Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of Land Forces, warned Karimojong cattle rustlers of hellish consequences, the pandemonium seen in the region over the last two years had gone under the radar. Government officials including …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has deployed heavily along the Teso-Karamoja border to stop suspected Karimojong warriors from raiding livestock from Teso region. The deployment follows increased incursions by the rustlers into Katakwi, Amuria, Kapelebyong and Abim districts over the past three weeks forcing hundreds …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has announced that the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces will soon redeploy troops in Karamoja in order to solve the current security crisis in the area. These will boost the several UPDF detaches that have been established along the Karamoja borderlines to curb …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER Hell in Karamoja: Does sub-region require military response only? THE LAST WORD Aiding the enemy: How US involvement in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is helping the rise of China to surpass America as the world’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs has asked the Government to investigate shady dealings of Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) deployed in Karamoja sub region. Several UPDF detaches have been established along the Karamoja borderlines to curb the rampant cattle rustling in the region that …
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