Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has dismissed a petition by Alfred Namaasa against his rival and Mbale district LCV chairperson, Muhammad Mafabi. Namaasa garnered 15,249 votes against 17,887 votes polled by Mafabi in the January 2021 general elections. He rejected the poll results and petitioned the high court accusing Mafabi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court Judge Margaret Tibulya has convicted the former State Minister for Labour, Herbert Kabafunzaki for corruption. She delivered the verdict this morning after finding the former minister guilty of soliciting a bribe of 5 million Shillings about four years ago. In her …
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UK travel red list cut to just seven countries Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Kingdom has removed Uganda from the list of countries that pose a threat of spreading COVID-19 through travel. This means that Ugandans and people travelling from Uganda will no longer need to spend 11 nights …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda boda leaders in Kitgum municipality in collaboration with the police have launched operations against errant members violating curfew guidelines. The maiden operation conducted on Wednesday night saw 19 motorcycles impounded from various areas within Kitgum municipality. Patrick Ociti Laboke, the Speaker Kitgum Active Boda Boda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of the National Fellowship of Born-Again Pentecostal Churches of Uganda-NFBPC has resolved to start psychosocial support programs in their places of worship following the partial reopening from the second lockdown. During their retreat in Masaka city, the fourteen regional overseers of Pentecostal Churches in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report on the impact of coronavirus in selected refugee settlements across the country shows an increase in the number of pregnancies among school-going girls and young women compared to Ugandan nationals. Titled “The situation impact of COVID-19 on school-going refugee girls and young women …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some people living with HIV/AIDS in Bududa district are selling life-prolonging Anti-Retroviral drugs (ARVs) to cattle keepers, especially those involved in fattening bulls. Bududa district has over 500 people enrolled on ARVs, which they receive after every four months. Esther Wambewo, one of the people living …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Committee of Parliament has questioned the proposed land swap between Gulu University and the National Forestry Authority-NFA. The query arose during a fact-finding visit to the institution following a motion tabled by the Bardege-Layibi MP, Martin Ojara Mapenduzi in parliament on 14 September 2021, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Information and Communication Technology Directorate-ICT of the Uganda Police Force has been able to investigate and complete 600 cases in the last three months, thanks to the Security Closed Circuit Television-CCTV cameras. Allan Nshimiye Rugayampuzi, the Public Relations Officer of the Directorate says that they …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) personnel have joined Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA rangers in Orom sub county, Kitgum district to ward off stray elephants. Since June this year, over 100 elephants believed to have escaped from Kidepo Valley National Park have been marauding in Gule, Lolwa and …
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