Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukedi sub-region ruling NRM party top leaders have raised concern about the delayed payment of their arrears. During the NRM Electoral process engagement meeting presided over by Dr Tanga Odoi, the NRM Electoral Commission Chairperson at Butaleja Technical Institute on Friday, the leaders led by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Road safety experts and activists have asked newsroom editors to prioritize stories that can cause road behaviour change in order to curb the ever-increasing fatalities and injuries. Road safety experts and advocates under their umbrella body Road Safety Advocacy Coalition Uganda (ROSACU) said many times …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Pre-Trial Chamber III of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has scheduled September 9, 2025, as the date for the commencement of the confirmation of charges hearing against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony. The hearing will be held in the absence of …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have demanded amnesty for the convicted warriors serving their sentences in different prisons across the country. Over 4000 Karamojong warriors arrested during Usalama Kwa Yote operations have been convicted of various offenses ranging from illegal possession of firearms to murder, …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kyabazinga of Busoga, Willliam Wilberforce Gabula Nadiope IV, has been appointed the National UN Goodwill Ambassador to end teenage pregnancy in the Busoga Sub-region and Uganda. The appointment means that Nadiope will be the voice, face and ambassador of a campaign aimed at ending …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDETN | Forum for Democratic Change-FDC’s strong man, Frank Nabwiso has died. He died on Saturday at Mukono Church of Uganda Hospital. Family sources said that Nabwiso has been bedridden for over one month and has been since out of public life. Dr Nabwiso served as the …
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Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the people who were relocated from disaster-prone areas such as Buluganya, Sotti, and Bumasobo in Bulambuli district to the Bunambutye government resettlement area after last month’s devastating landslide, which claimed over 100 lives, are now requesting to return to their original homes. In …
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SANAA, Yemen | Xinhua | Yemen’s Houthi group said in a statement on Friday that they had launched multiple drone attacks targeting “Israeli targets.” “We carried out two military operations, the first of which targeted a military target in the occupied Ashkelon city, while the second targeted a target in the …
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Kinsasha, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Identifying the germ that has so far caused 32 deaths in health facilities and 44 other deaths in the community in Panzi, a rural district in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo could take longer, the Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC) has said. While …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA has put in place a 5-year plan for tree planting in the Bugisu Sub-region. The tree planting project will help control the soil erosion and landslides, that have become a major threat to the people in the Bugisu region. The project comes …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
