Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Ambassador James Idule-Amoko has accepted the court ruling directing the remains of Justice Stella Arach-Amoko to be buried in Nebbi District. In a statement released on Wednesday, Ambassador Amoko regretted events and what he terms as untruths that happened after the …
Read More »Kigezi Home Boyz FC returns to the FUFA Big League
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kigezi Home Boys football club is back in the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) Big League. This is after they defeated Buhimba United Saints football club 2-1 in the return leg of the final qualifiers. In the first leg played at Kabale Municipal …
Read More »Clerics condemn rampant land grabbing in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muslim leaders in Luwero have condemned the ongoing land grabbing which has left hundreds of tenants crying foul. According to the Police crime report, Luwero District registered the highest number of cases of malicious damages to property in 2022 after 172 cases were …
Read More »Govt plans to to revive Cooperative Bank
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans are underway to revive the Cooperative Bank, this is according to the State Minister for Cooperatives Fred Gume Ngoobi. Speaking at the launch of national celebrations to mark the International Cooperative Week at Lake Victoria Primary School- Entebbe, Ngoobi said a Cabinet paper …
Read More »UMSC introduces alternative to Parish Development Model
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, His Eminence Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje, has asked the government to provide support to their alternative Islamic parish development model. Muslims have long complained that various government initiatives aimed at reducing poverty discriminate against them. Programs such as Emyooga and …
Read More »Govt to step in to check Hajj fraudsters
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has started investigations into allegations of fraud that were reported by Muslims traveling to Mecca and Medina. During the past weeks, several groups of Muslims who were preparing to embark on their sacred journey to the holy cities of Mecca and Medina to …
Read More »Supreme Mufti decries killings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Mufti, Sheik Muhammad Galabuzi has decried the recent killings in different parts of the country. Speaking during the Eid-al Adha prayers in Kibuli, Galabuzi said that the killings have caused uncertainty among the citizens. He asked security agencies to investigate and …
Read More »Man in Tororo beats 4-year-old son to death over meat
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Tororo are hunting for a man who allegedly beat his four-year-old son to death. Moses Mugwe, the Bukedi South Police Spokesperson, has identified the suspect as Patrick Mamkol, a resident of Kipangori B Village in Molo Sub County, and the child …
Read More »Museveni promotes Richard Otto to Major General
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promoted Brig Gen Richard Otto to the rank of Major General. Otto was recently appointed the chairperson of the South Sudan supervisory mechanism which monitors the implementation of the peace process on behalf of Uganda as a Guarantor of the …
Read More »Kenyan asks court to quash 2-year sentence for threatening Uganda’s DPP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Kenyan National Jared Oloo Okumu has asked the High Court in Kampala to quash the two year jail term handed to him on charges of cyber stalking and offensive communication. Okumu was on October 11th 2022 convicted by the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife …
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