Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked the newly appointed judges of the High Court and Constitutional Court, to focus on enhancing access to justice while exercising their judicial duties. The Chief Justice made the remarks on Monday evening while presiding over the one week …
Read More »FDC asks gov’t to compensate families of bomb victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has asked the government to compensate families of the Tuesday twin bomb blasts. According to FDC, President Museveni’s address to the nation on Saturday showed loopholes in the nation’s security when he admitted that Uganda’s security is lax and sleeping …
Read More »Ministry of Environment starts wetland restoration in Sheema, Buhweju districts
Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has patterned with International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), an international organization to restore more than 3,000 acres of wetlands in Sheema and Buhweju districts. Since last week, police have been destroying gardens, covered big pits of brick …
Read More »Qatar World Cup unveils Countdown Clock with one year to go
Doha, Qatar | Xinhua | The 2022 Qatar World Cup marked one year to go to the big kick-off of the soccer extravaganza as it unveiled the official Countdown Clock at Doha’s Corniche Fishing spot on Sunday. The curves of the Countdown Clock were inspired by the unbroken loop of the …
Read More »Victims of elephant attacks in Nwoya demand gov’t support
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families in Nwoya district whose livelihoods have been devastated by stray elephants have asked the government for food aid and treatment for victims of wild animal attacks. This follows intensified attacks by the marauding elephants in Koch Lii, Kochgoma, Purongo, Anaka, and Got-Apwoyo sub-counties that …
Read More »Security arrests two sheikhs in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unidentified security operatives have picked up two Muslim clerics in Luwero district for unknown reasons. Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja, the Kadhi of Luwero Muslim District has identified the clerics as Sheikh Swaibu Segujja, the Assistant Secretary for Zakat under the Luwero Muslim District, and the …
Read More »World rallies behind Uganda in renewed terror war with regional connotation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deadly twin bomb blasts in Uganda’s capital Kampala earlier last week drew worldwide condemnation, with different capitals pledging to stand with Uganda in the fight against the resurgence of terror attacks that have regional connotations. Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an affiliate of the Islamic State …
Read More »Parliamentary SACCO elects new leadership
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs and staff of the Uganda Parliamentary Savings and Cooperative Society (Parliamentary SACCO) on Friday, 19 November 2021 elected a new governing board. The new team which was voted for during the 17th Annual General Meeting at Parliament House will hold office for four years with …
Read More »UN chief calls for traffic safety with one death every 24 seconds
United Nations | Xinhua | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for protection of life at a time when traffic accidents kill a life every 24 seconds. “Every 24 seconds a life is cut short because of a road traffic collision. The World Day of Remembrance for Road …
Read More »Bishop Onono Onweng resigns as ARLPI chairman
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop Emeritus of Northern Uganda Diocese, Nelson Onono Onweng has resigned his position as chairman of the Acholi Religious Leaders’ Peace Initiative-ARLPI. In a leaked November 3rd, 2021 letter addressed to the vice chairperson, the Most Rev. Dr. John Baptist Odama, Onweng indicated that …
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