Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kalerwe Kibe Zone in Makerere III Parish have faulted the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) for failing to collect garbage in their area. Sulaiman Busuulwa, the chairman of Kibe Zone, said that they have written several letters to KCCA asking them to collect …
Read More »NFA rejects KCCA plan to use Buto-Buvuma central forest as landfill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forestry Authority (NFA) has rejected plans by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA to use part of the Buto-Buvuma central forest land in Buyala as a landfill. Stuart Maniraguha, the NFA Acting Executive Director, said that the planned landfill site was illegally obtained by …
Read More »UEDCL gets power distribution license to replace Umeme
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (UEDCL) has officially been handed the electricity distribution license ready to replace Umeme Ltd, effective April 1, 2025. Umeme’s 20-year concession ends in March 2025, and UEDCL’s takeover of the distribution mandate is in line with the government’s decision …
Read More »STAMPEDE: 15 injured at Pr Tom Mugerwa end-of-year prayers at Wankulukuku
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 people suffocated after a stampede at Pr Tom Mugerwa end of year prayers at Wankulukuku playground, Rubaga Division. In a message sent to Regional Police Commanders (RPCs) of Kampala by the Katwe Division Police team led by DPC David Kamugira, it …
Read More »Uganda, 8 other countries become BRICS partners from today
MOSCOW, RUSSIA | TASS | Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda and Uzbekistan will become BRICS partner states from January 1, 2025, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported, adding that four other countries have received invitations. “From January 1, 2025, Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, Uzbekistan …
Read More »Coffee, NAADS bosses to hand over office, cars to Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Directors of the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA) and the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) will start New Year by handing over offices and government property. Also affected by the Parliament’s decision to repeal the various acts that established agencies, is the …
Read More »Museveni to Police: Stop giving police bond to criminals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Police to stop giving police bond to petty criminals, saying it is abetting insecurity in the country. In his televised New Year’s Address to the nation, the President also said he had asked the judiciary through the Chief Justice …
Read More »Uganda’s entire public transport to be fully electrified by 2030
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Science, Innovation and Technology has set a target: Uganda’s entire public transport system to be electrified by 2030. This is now part of the national e-mobility strategy whose implementation started last year as a blueprint to guide all activities in the industry …
Read More »Kabaka Mutebi says ‘Thank You’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi has expressed gratitude to his subjects and all those who prayed for him when he was ill. The King made the remarks at the End of Year Show, dubbed Enkuuka, held in Lubiri Mengo. Mutebi was bedridden …
Read More »Mbale man shot, loses sh50million after pepper spray robbery
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Police are investigating circumstances under which a man was shot twice and robbed of sh50 million in broad daylight. The victim, David Ongom, a 42-year-old accounts clerk at Lumolo Trading Company, was on his way to deposit the money at Dfcu Bank’s …
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