Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 sand miners have been evicted from Kyewaga wetland, part of Kyewaga Central forest reserve in Katabi town council, Wakiso district. The eviction also affected persons involved in Bricklaying and crop cultivating, in the wetland located about six kilometres from the Lake Victoria …
Read More »MP Theodore Ssekikubo arrested for defying quarantine in Lwemiyaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ssekikubo was arrested this morning amid a scuffle which involved hundreds of herdsmen and cattle dealers who were resisting a blockage of their movement to the cattle market in Lwemiyaga town council. Ssekikuubo’s arrest follows a bitter standoff between him and Sembabule district security authorities, …
Read More »Uganda to send 30 athletes for 2020 Olympics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Athletics Federation –UAF plans to send at least 30 athletes to the 2020 Olympics. The Olympics will start on 24th July to 9th August in Tokyo, Japan. Participating teams will compete in 50 disciplines including athletics. Uganda usually fields players in mainly weightlifting, …
Read More »Uganda ranked among countries with bad sim-card registration policies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Sim-Card registration policies have received a poor ranking, getting same score as North Korea. Comparitech, a technology research company in England and Wales, said Uganda was among the top 15 countries with poor Sim-Card registration policies – only better than Tanzania and Saudi Arabia. …
Read More »Surgical instruments, bullet found in Akena’s body
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A witness has told court that surgical instruments and a bullet were recovered from the body of Kenneth Akena. The witness whose identity was concealed by court was part of the team that conducted a post mortem on November 13th, 2016. On Thursday, the witness …
Read More »Kanyamunyu trial: Court bars recording of prosecution witness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was anxiety in the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala this morning during the murder trial of businessman, Matthew Kanyamunyu when the presiding judge banned all forms of recording gadgets. Kanyamunyu appeared before Justice, Steven Mubiru together with his girlfriend Cynthia Munwangari for the …
Read More »Police, electoral commission reach consensus on Bobi Wine consultations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police, Electoral Commission have agreed that the Kyandondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi should go on with his consultations without interference. Speaking after a meeting held on Thursday at the Electoral Commission offices on Jinja Road in Kampala, Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, the EC Chairperson said …
Read More »Muhakanizi blames gov’t officials for budget deficits
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Secretary to the Treasury Keith Muhakanizi has blamed the perennial budget deficits on government officials. He was on Thursday appearing before Parliament’s Finance Committee chaired by Rubanda East MP Henry Muhakanizi. Muhakanizi was tasked by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi together with …
Read More »Cabinet yet to approve payment of UGX 948 billion to South Sudan traders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Payment of traders who made losses in South Sudan is pending Cabinet approval. Last year, Parliament approved a select committee report recommending payment of Ugandan traders in South Sudan who lost their goods when unrest broke out in 2012. The move will see a …
Read More »Fuel prices expected to stay stable
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fuel prices in Uganda to remain stable even when tensions between the United States and Iran have seen the global prices edge up a little bit, a dealer has said. According to Daniel Mushabe, the General Manager of Mount Meru Petroleum Limited, most dealers had …
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