NEWS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The People Power consultation meeting in Lira town has been cancelled. People Power Movement was expected to be in Lira on Wednesday. Addressing the media on Tuesday afternoon, Lira RDC Milton Odongo says that although police granted permission to the team, the meeting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Civil Society organisations under their umbrella the National NGO forum want court to clearly spell out the powers given to Uganda Police Force-UPF under the Public Order Management Act-POMA. According to Civil Societies, the act gives police ambiguous powers that need to be spelt …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine and leader of People Power political pressure group cancelled his scheduled trip for a consultative meeting on his presidential ambitions in Gulu citing persecution of his supporters. Kyagulanyi had scheduled his second consultative meeting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The General Court Martial in Kampala has withdrawn charges against seven Rwandan Nationals, who had been charged with illegal possession of firearms. The seven include Rene Rutagungira, Bahati Mugenga, Emmanuel Rwamuco, Augustine Rutisiri, Etienne Nsanzabahizi, Charles Byaruhanga and Claude Iyakaleme. Rene Rutagungira who was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Aswa river region police is distressed by rampant cases of suicide, a number of which have been linked to frustration. More than 10 cases of suicide have been recorded between December 2019 and early January 2020, according to records by the area police. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Top Makerere University officials are on spot for allegedly refusing to disclose information regarding the institution’s investment deals to auditors. The Audit Committee of Council headed by Counsel Kiryowa Kiwanuka has asked that the matters regarding the non-disclosures by the officials be forwarded to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A concerned citizen has asked the Usuk County Member of Parliament, Peter Ogwang to resign his seat for alleged lack of the requisite academic qualifications. Through his lawyers of Mushabe Munungu & Co Advocates, Emmanuel Byamukama Tayebwa has written a notice of intention to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Bunyoro Kingdom has opposed a government proposal to establish a geothermal electricity project at Kibiro hot springs in Hoima district. The hot springs, located 35-kilometres North of Hoima town in Kigorobya sub county, form a water stream that meanders into Lake Albert. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A 1.4 Billion shillings pineapple factory has been commissioned in Ntungamo district. The factory owned by Nyakihanga Fruits and Vegetable Growers Cooperative Society located in Buhanama parish, Nyamukana town council was constructed with support from Uganda Industrial Research Institute. It was commissioned on Monday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Rukungiri police are holding two people for allegedly presenting forged documents to enable them join Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF. The suspects are Deo Aikiman, a resident of Mpungu sub county in Kanungu district and Andrew Twinamatsiko, a resident of Ramabondo in Ntungamo district. The …