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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Electoral Commission is set re-organize polling stations, and warned that no one not on the voter’s register will be allowed to vote, even if they have national identity cards. The commission vice chairperson, Hajat Aisha Lubega disclosed this during a meeting with electoral officials …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 500 families that were forcefully evicted from a contested piece of land in Kyabisagazi I and II villages in Kigrobya Sub-county Hoima district are still in misery despite receiving food relief from the Office of the Prime Minister-OPM. The families were forced from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A selected team of Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF officers are set to benefit from training in handling big machines and engineering skills by 22 officers from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The Japanese Ambassador to Uganda, Kazuaki Kameda launched the three month’s training at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers have asked government to control farm gate prices of milk. The matter came up during a meeting convened by Dairy farmers under the Livestock Development Forum mostly from Ankole cattle corridor in Kampala on Monday to discuss the fluctuating milk prices. Apparently, milk …

✳Entebbe-Nairobi inaugural flight TODAY ✳Entebbe-Juba 10x weekly ✳Entebbe-Mombasa 3x weekly ✳Entebbe-Nairobi 2 daily ✳Entebbe-Mogadishu 4x weekly ✳ Entebbe-Kilimanjaro 3x weekly Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi will be chief guest at Uganda Airlines inaugural flight at 11.10am today. On the flight to Nairobi will be government …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM Party primary elections in the Kaabong Woman MP by-election flopped. The elections were to take place yesterday, according to Dr Tanga Odoi, the chairperson of the NRM electoral commission. However, several voters remained stranded at polling stations across the district with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan student at Harvard University has dragged the Attorney General to court seeking a declaration that he was illegally blocked from microblogging and social networking site; twitter by president Yoweri Museveni’s handlers. The student identified as Seguya Hillary Innocent Taylor using twitter handle @HillaryTaylorVI …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers in Uganda are conducting a trial to determine the mortality benefits and cost-effectiveness of kangaroo mother care (KMC) among ill infants weighing 2000 grams or less. KMC is a method of care of preterm infants that involves skin-to-skin contact with the mother or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has summoned the Director of Public Prosecutions and prison authorities to explain how Amir Kinene, a suspect who had been acquitted of terrorism found his way back to Luzira prison. Kinene was acquitted of terrorism and charges of murder by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Advisory Committee (PAC) chaired by the Inspector General of Police-IGP Martin Okoth Ochola has dropped 2,000 police recruits over forgeries and surpassing required age. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that 2,000 out of 5,000 Probation Police Constables -PPC and Learner Assistant Inspector …