Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court Kampala challenging the decision by President Yoweri Museveni to appoint several ministers citing different grounds. He is also challenging the appointment of a higher than stipulated number without prior parliamentary resolution. On June 8th 2021, Museveni …
Read More »General Katumba’s daughter laid to rest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brenda Wamala Nantongo, the daughter of Gen. Katumba Wamala was laid to rest at the family’s ancestral home in Kikandwa, Kasawo town council, Mukono district. Nantongo was shot dead on Tuesday morning by unidentified gunmen who intercepted Gen Katumba’s vehicle registration number H4DF 2138 along …
Read More »Parliament demands answers on conduct of LDUs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has demanded answers from government following acts of brutality by Local Defence Unit. Last week, President Museveni banned public transport and markets. The police and LDU personnel who were deployed to enforce the directive were accused of beating …
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