Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances (Control) Bill, 2023 which now allows the licenced farming and use of marijuana strictly for medical use, and sets harsh penalties for a multitude of offences related to substances abuse. The 94-clauses Bill was passed on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will foot the medical bills of Muhammad Ssegirinya (NUP, Kawempe Division North) once his documents are in order with the Uganda Medical Board. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, made the commitment during plenary sitting on Tuesday, 22 August 2023 following social media concerns …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The city of Jinja has partnered with the organisers of the Nyege Nyege Festival to capitalize on business opportunities for the city’s residents and businesses. As a result, the festival will be held in Jinja from the 9th – 12th of November at four conjoined …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers were shot dead and another injured by suspected cattle rustlers in Nakapiripirit district while tracking stolen cattle on Monday evening. The incident occurred at 8 pm around Molunyangai Hill within the Pian Upe Game Reserve. Armed Pokot …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has returned the names of at least 155 war debt claimants in Kitgum for re-verification. Kitgum district had sent a list of 1,463 war debt claimants to the office of the Attorney General, but only 763 are reflected in the master …

Mparo, Uganda | THE INDEPENENT | Darius Orikiriza, an enrolled nurse at Mparo Health Center IV in Mparo Town Council, Rukiga District is in police custody on allegations of raping an expectant mother. The incident allegedly took place on Monday, August 21, 2023, around 02:00 PM. The victim, a 20-year-old …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Turaco, an insurtech company has acquired an underwriting license in Uganda and aims to provide affordable and simple microinsurance products, reaching unserved and underserved individuals, executives said on Aug.22 in Kampala. According to the Turaco officials, the firm will design and distribute simple products …

  FEATURE  | THE INDEPENDENT | Sumini Nambajwe’s star is on the rise after her recent graduation with a Certificate in Electrical Installation at Nyamitanga Technical Institute in Mbarara, Western Uganda. Nambajwe is now a qualified domestic electrician, thanks to the KCB-GIZ Twekozese programme. She is one of the over 2,165 youths, …

Rutshuru, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s peacekeeping forces in the war-torn North Kivu Province of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have initiated an extensive tree-planting campaign in the Rutshuru territory to promote environmental conservation. Colonel Michael Walaka Hyeroba, the Ugandan Troops Contingent Commander, inaugurated the campaign on Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of the case in which State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi is accused of dealing with suspect property following the diversion of iron sheets for the people of Karamoja has failed to take off in the High Court. Last …