Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has further remanded Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya, to Luzira Prison until January 7,, 2025, as they face charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and firearms. The remand followed submissions by their legal team, led …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Division councilors have halted the budgeting process for the FY 2025/2026 demanding full devolution of power to their respective city divisions. The unanimous decision was made at a stakeholders’ meeting attended by the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA executive committee, councilors, division mayors, and the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the founding members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) are pleading with Dr. Kiiza Besigye and others not to kill the twenty-year-old political party. There is a feeling that if the Katonga faction feels that it no longer shares the aspirations of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Forces of Change will on Thursday protest against the poor state of roads in the city. This they say is part of the series of activities they have launched to display the discontent in the country. This was revealed on Tuesday during a …
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Defeats in courts, Bank, Parliament, Police COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Oct.11 dealt former FDC publicity honcho Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda another blow when it allowed his position as chief whip of the party to be filled by a leader of the opposing side in their fight for the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has called for the sacking of town clerks, saying that at the moment they are doing nothing. Lukwago made the call during the state-on-city address where he highlighted challenges in the various sectors and critical interventions that need to be …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the newly inaugurated Public Accounts Committee to investigate the expenditure on road infrastructure. Lukwago made the appeal on Thursday at the City Hall while officiating at the ceremony where four members of PAC took oath. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has attributed the decline in performance of once best schools in Kampala, and the country in general, to the Universal Primary Education (UPE) program. While addressing journalists at the City Hall in Kampala, Lukwago said that the once …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has dispatched seven ambulances to the five city divisions worth Shillings 1.6 billion with the aim of improving emergency medical services. Dr. Daniel Okello, the Director of Public Health at KCCA told journalists at City Hall on Monday that they procured …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have launched investigations to establish the circumstances under which a Subaru driver rammed through the gate of the City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s home. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire, the accident happened on Saturday at around 7pm when a vehicle, …
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