Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP Presidential candidate Nobert Mao has asked Ugandans to join the struggle for a peaceful change of government. Mao who was on Sunday campaigning in Rakai and Kyotera districts said that Ugandans should emulate other East African countries which include Kenya, Burundi and …
Read More »Health officials, leaders worry about surging COVID-19 cases in Kasese
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health officials and leaders in Kasese District are worried as cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the district continues to increase. Kasese district has over 826 accumulative cases and 26 deaths. They attribute the surge in COVID-19 cases to laxity in compliance to standard operating …
Read More »U.S. Houston mayor asks for collective efforts to reduce violence
Houston,USA | THE INDEPENDENT | U.S. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Sunday urged community leaders to work together to bring down violence in the city. Joining community leaders at a “Stop the Violence H-Town” rally, Turner said the number of violent crimes in Houston has been on the rise in …
Read More »Six tourists arrested for breaking curfew in Kalangala
Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At 22hrs on Christmas night, Police in Kalangala open up their armory, picked their equipment including guns and batons and set off to go and apprehend those violating the presidential directive thereby endangering the lives of innocent Ugandans by “doing acts likely to spread a …
Read More »Eight Karimojong warriors, one soldier die in clash
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight Karimojong cattle rustlers have been killed in a deadly gun clash with the army. The eight Matheniko cattle rustlers from Moroto district were gunned down in the night of Christmas in a four-hour clash with UPDF soldiers in Napak district. The UPDF 3rd Division Commander, Brig Joseph …
Read More »Refugee children miss out on home based learning in Adjumani
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugee children in Adjumani District have been left out of the home-based learning, according to the Refugee Welfare Council. Rebecca Arual, the Women Affairs Officer in the Refugee Welfare Council in Nyumanzi Refugee Settlement told URN in an interview that none of the refugee children …
Read More »Coach Fred Kajoba ejected from Uganda cranes camp
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experienced goal keeping coach, Fred Kajoba has been ejected from the Uganda Cranes Camp that is preparing for theAfrican Nations Championship-CHAN for alleged non-compliance with the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs. Kajoba was shown the exit on Christmas, according to a statement issued by the Federation of …
Read More »UPDF officers assaulted while enforcing COVID-19 guidelines
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two UPDF officers are nursing injuries at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital after being assaulted in a bar where they had gone to enforce the COVID-19 preventive guidelines. Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate identifies the injured soldiers as Stephen Okwi and Alex Arimpa, both attached to …
Read More »Kabuleta promises to cancel oil contracts
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate, Joseph Kabuleta has promised to renegotiate the oil contracts government has made with international oil companies. Kabuleta believes that there was no transparency in the negotiations of the contracts, which are meant to benefit a few individuals in power. He was speaking …
Read More »Inzu Ya Masaba declines Invite from gender ministry to dicuss election oft cultural leaders
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Inzu Ya Masaba Cultural Institution has rejected an invitation by the Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry to resolve the dispute arising from the election of two cultural leaders. The cultural institution is currently split into factions with one allied to Jude Mike Mudoma, who was …
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