Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA has protested a decision by Kabale Municipality authorities to authorize the construction of permanent lockups in the road reserve. Traders operating in Kabale Central market are currently constructing permanent lockups at Kabale Police Barracks playground and in the road reserve …
Read More »Jopadhola Community Education Fund starts with $1000 boost
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jopadhola Community Education and Scholarship Trust (TJC EAST) fund was on Saturday launched, with Kenyan physical planning expert Engineer Vincent K’Odera from Kisumu boosting it with an offer of $1,000 (sh3.6 million) cash. Engineer Vincent K’Odera, who as a member of the Luo …
Read More »Gold pit buries two artisanal miners in restricted area
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two artisanal miners are feared dead after they were trapped in a collapsed gold pit in Lujinji D Village, Kitumbi Sub-County Kassanda district. The two are Nathan Muyingo and another only identified as Byamukama. It is alleged that the two have been carrying out …
Read More »Gun fingerprinting starts in West Nile
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have started the gun fingerprinting exercise in West Nile. The six-day exercise kicked off on Monday at Arua police grounds. Thomas Kamugisha, the team leader for the firearm verification team, says that the team is capturing the data of each individual gun …
Read More »Court orders businessman Kirumira to pay for fraudulent school takeover
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has ordered businessman, Godfrey Kirumira to compensate Stephen Sendagire and his wife, Gladys Nannyombi, the former proprietors of Bright Future Vocational Senior Secondary School Shillings 200 million for fraudulently taking over their school. He was jointly dragged to the Commercial Division of High …
Read More »Bobi Wine blasts Museveni over land grabbing, evictions in Bunyoro
Hoima,Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyandondo East Member of parliament, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi wine has blasted President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his National Resistance movement-NRM party for the rampant land grabbing and evictions in Bunyoro sub region and other parts of the country. According to Bobi Wine, a number …
Read More »American Renee Bach sued over baby deaths
Cases of over 100 deaths raises emotions and questions Kampala, Uganda | JULIAN SABIITI | A civil case in the High Court in Jinja involving an American woman who took in malnourished babies with promises of feeding them into recovery is raising emotions – and questions – after many of …
Read More »Gov’t to award best performing primary schools Teachers with land
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is going to reward the best three performing primary teachers with land titles for their exceptional work in promoting learning in government funded schools. The three will be part of 58 teachers that will be awarded during the 2nd National Primary Teachers Conference that …
Read More »Meteorology authority cannot provide accurate warnings on disasters -OPM
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Meteorological Authority-UNMA does not have the capacity to provide accurate warnings about impending disasters, according to Martin Owor, the commissioner for Disaster Preparedness. Owor says that the Department of Disaster Preparedness relies mainly on data from the World Meteorological Organisation which is …
Read More »PAC calls for fresh probe into Luweero-Rwenzori veterans payments
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has resolved to conduct further investigations into payments to different beneficiaries under the Luwero-Rwenzori Triangle Initiative, commonly referred to as Akasiimo. PAC Chairperson Nathan Nandala Mafabi tasked the Criminal Investigations and Intelligence Directorate (CID) and the National Identification …
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