Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Obongi Chief Administrative Officer-CAO, Andrew Leru has coughed Shillings 30.6 million he illegally obtained from the Parish Development Model (PDM) program. He returned the money at Arua central police station on Wednesday morning following his arrest on Tuesday evening in a joint operation conducted by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Namirembe Diocese has commenced investigations into the complaints of homosexuality levelled against some staff members and learners at King’s College Budo, one of the prestigious schools in Uganda. Rev. Nathan Mulondo, the secretary in charge of education, says Namirembe Diocese which is the founding body of …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have earned themselves a one year sentence in Katojo government prison for trafficking students with an intention of extorting money from them. The six appeared Wednesday before the Fort Portal Chief Magistrate, Phionah Sheilla Angula, who sentenced them on their own guilty plea. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakawa Chief Magistrates court was a scene of drama on Wednesday afternoon as lawyers and relatives of Pastor Joseph Collins Twahirwa, 28, alias Daddy Collins tried to block journalists from covering his court appearance for rape. The pastor from Epikaizo Ministries International Bugoloobi appeared before Ritah …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC chairperson, Mariam Wangadya has accused the National Unity Platform-NUP of weaponizing abductions for political gain. Speaking on Thursday at the Commission’s offices in Kampala, Wangadya said NUP is spending a lot of energy in vilifying the commission yet they have done …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All passport-related services have beem suspended for two days starting Wednesday to allow for a systems upgrade, the Internal Affairs Ministry announced. Johnson Namanya, the commissioner for Citizenship and Passport Control said that this is the first major system upgrade since the passport services went electronic …

Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | The central bank of South Sudan on Wednesday restricted public institutions and the private sector to transact business only in the local currency, the South Sudanese pound (SSP), amid the current volatile exchange rate which has seen the local pound depreciates against the U.S. dollar. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Health (General Duties), Anifa Kawooya has revealed that Kilembe Mines Hospital in Kasese district was closed due to repeated flooding by River Nyamwamba. The Minister said this in response to a matter of national importance raised by Kasese Municipality Member of Parliament, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Anita Among, has directed the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi to present a statement on the current status of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). NSSF, whose portfolio stands at Shs17.9 trillion has recently been marred with allegations of corruption …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have urged government to consider merging Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC) and the New Vision following reports of non-performance. MPs made this proposal while scrutinizing the budgetary allocations to UBC for the Financial Year 2023/2024, arguing that government should not continue injecting money in an entity …