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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police in Hoima has arrested a Kenyan national on allegations of stealing a vehicle belonging to Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS. The suspect Felix Agoro 32 together with others still at large allegedly stole a land cruiser vehicle registration number UBD 172P. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY The 1000 ‘special’ Museveni trekkers: Why they matter more than the 195km trekked THE WEEK Diplomacy: Rwanda releases four Ugandans in reciprocal move THE LAST WORD Museveni opens a Pandora’s box: How the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The First Division of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF has started trying Local Defence Unit –LDU personnel arrested over gun misuse. Others will be tried for cases related to killing and injuring civilians in reckless shootings, gun mismanagement, extortion and theft. Maj Yusuf Katamba, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | As children mentorship programs gain popularity and organizers start earning big from initiatives, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development says many of them are holding these as commercial ventures and are not guided on what exactly they are passing on to children. Innocent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB has withheld results for 1,512 candidates in the Primary Leaving Examinations results which were released this morning. Most of these were cases of external assistance offered to the learners from within the examination room, according to UNEB executive secretary Dan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The 3rd Division Commander has asked Karamoja elders and peace committee members to be ambassadors of peace and discourage cattle rustling. Brig. Joseph Balikudembe also made a call to the warriors to either voluntarily disarm or be forcefully disarmed. His call follows increased raids among …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The US government is providing USD 100,000 (366 million Shillings) to respond to the needs of disaster-affected people in Uganda as a result of extensive flooding and landslides. This is in response to a request for international support by the government of Uganda. The money, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A section of members of the Physical Infrastructure Committee want tolling on the Kampala- Entebbe Express Highway to start after the 2021 general elections. Uganda acquired US 350 Million Dollars (approximately 1.2 Trillion shillings) from the Exim Bank of China to construct the Kampala-Expressway. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Luweero district police commander Ahmed Musakana has faced a tough time defending the police force for alleged selective application of the Public Order Management Act. This was during a public dialogue organized by Hub for investigative media at Luweero taxi park, last evening. The dialogue, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The climate crisis, persistently high inequalities, rising levels of food insecurity and undernourishment, is affecting the quality of life in many societies and fueling discontent, according to the 2020 World Economic Situation Report. The economic experts behind the report have called for massive adjustments to …