Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Legislators sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee want government to provide additional funding totaling 235.5 billion to the Judiciary in the coming financial year 2021/2022. The funding is to cater for operationalization of newly gazetted courts, transport equipment, implementation of new staff structure, …

Karimoja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister in charge of Karamoja affairs Mr. John Byabagambi has sounded a warning to the Karimojong pastoralists to stop a mentality of bush burning. He said this continuous habit by the Karimojong to burn bushes when it is dry season like now worsens the …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The gains made by the ruling National Resistance Movement- NRM party in Kasese District in the just concluded elections at different levels is being attributed to the improved relationship between the central government and the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR cultural institution.    The NRM led government …

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Soroti University has received Shillings 5.1 billion to start the construction of the first phase of the multi-billion Medical School complex.  The university has already signed a contract with RUP Engineering Limited and handed over the site to pave way for the construction works to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Council of Higher Education -NCHE has communicated that Higher Institutions of learning will open after the next three months. According to the National Council of Higher Education (NCHE) Executive Director Professor Mary Okwakol, the communication is based on prior advice from the Minister …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fire has gutted the Royal Foam Mattress factory in Kyambogo destroying mattresses and property worth millions of shillings.  Residents told URN that they saw a huge cloud of smoke as fire ravaged the factory this morning. It was still unclear whether there any causalities by …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Resistance Movement-NRM party has won all seats for special interest groups-SIG in Kasese, Kabale and Bududa districts.  Rachel Birra who will represent the PWDs in the Kasese District council will act as a bridge between the PWDs and the district so that their …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Nyanzi, the National Unity Platform candidate for the Kampala Central Parliamentary seat has lost his application for a vote recount.  In her ruling delivered this afternoon, the Mengo Chief Magistrate, Esther Nansambu says Nyanzi ran to court on hearsay, without any evidence warranting a …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Commander of Jinja Central Police Station, Ahmed Hasunira is being accused of assaulting Sophia Nnalongo, the polling agent of one of the former candidates in the Southern Division mayoral race at the Jinja City Tally center on Monday night.  According to Nnalongo, she was …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Energy and Mineral development Mary Goretti Kitutu has disclosed that the Final Investment Decision (FID) for oil production will be taken before the end of March 2021. Kitutu made the disclosure during an interface with the Parliamentary committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday …