Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Defence team of elusive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony have arrived in Northern Uganda, the epicentre of the two-decade LRA insurgencies to engage with key stakeholders on the case of Kony before the International Criminal Court (ICC). Led by Peter Hayne, …

Kisoro, Uganda | INDEPENDENT | Seven people have been arrested for disrupting voting in the Kisoro Woman MP by-election. One of those arrested, has been identified only as Mugyema an agent of Independent candidate Grace Akifeza Ngabirano. He was picked from Gahura polling station in Chanika town council on allegations of …

KISORO, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Tang Odoi, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party Electoral Commission Chairman, engaged in a heated exchange with opposition leaders on Wednesday evening regarding the deployment of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) in Kisoro ahead of the by-election for the Kisoro District Woman Member …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report from the Child and Family Protection Unit at Kitgum Central Police Station has raised alarms over child safety in Kitgum district, revealing that 27 children have gone missing in the past 10 months. The report disclosed that of the 27 missing children, 14 …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For nearly a decade, Goli Health Centre IV in Nebbi District has struggled with the lack of an ambulance, relying on boda bodas and private vehicles for patient referrals. Despite a 2015 pledge by President Yoweri Museveni during a wedding ceremony to provide the facility …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a stark warning on Tuesday during the launch of the high-level dialogue on Loss and Damage Funding Arrangements at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. He highlighted the growing global dangers posed by climate change, especially in developing nations, while those responsible …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Nutritionists under the Allied Nutritionists Association Uganda have launched a mobile application that will guide professionals on best practices in the wake of high rates of nutrition-related misinformation especially on social media. According to Michael Jemba, the association’s president, two digital apps have been developed: …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese District Health Department lacks funds to facilitate the response activities against the Mpox disease. This comes at a time when Uganda has registered more than 200 cases since the first case was reported in July 2024., according to the World Health Organization Mpox …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), one of Uganda’s leading international coffee buyers, has partnered with Solidaridad East and Central Africa to launch a carbon harvest scheme aimed at promoting climate mitigation and adaptation among coffee farmers. The project, funded by the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), …

Moyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Men’s involvement in maternal and child health in Moyo district is dismal, medics have revealed. Male involvement in maternal and child health is a practice where fathers are expected to be present, accessible, available, understanding, willing to learn about the pregnancy process, and eager to …