Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero High Court will commence operations next month. This was revealed by the Principal Judge Flavian Zeija. The court is one of the 20 that were designated in 2016 under the Judicature Statutory Instrument. In January last year, the Judiciary announced that effective July 2021, Luwero …
Read More »Gunfire, teargas in Luwero as youth stop motorists from driving under Kabaka arch
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anti-riot Policemen have fired teargas to disperse youth in Luwero town who had blocked Kampala-Gulu highway ahead of Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom visit on Satuday. The youth did not want anybody to pass through an arch they constructed over the road to welcome the …
Read More »Civil servants in Luwero miss salaries over absenteeism
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 28 civil servants in Luwero district have not received their salary over absenteeism from duty. The most affected staff are teachers, head teachers, and health workers among others. Bernard Okello, the Luwero District Human Resource Officer explains that the district suspended the salaries effective March …
Read More »Five buses impounded in relaunched fika salama crackdown
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have impounded five buses in Luwero following the renewed fika salama operations. The impounded buses are registration number UBG 559S belonging to Robyln Coaches, UAK 206G for Eastern Nile Coaches, UAZ 609W for Baby Coaches, UAQ 045Q for Eagle Coaches, and UAY 659C for California …
Read More »Three remanded over mob justice in Luwero
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been remanded to Butuntumula prison and 37 others are in police custody over acts of mob justice in Luwero district. The three accused persons are Mathias Ssekayingo, Isma Maganda, and Saddam Felix, all residents of Ndibulungi village in Luwero district. They appeared …
Read More »Fifty sugarcane workers in Luwero arrested over community assault
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero district have detained 50 workers of Victoria Sugar Limited for allegedly attacking two villages and destroying property. The workers are accused of attacking over 20 households in Ndibulungi and Yandwe villages, Butuntumula sub-county on Friday night. They were arrested on Saturday and …
Read More »Museveni apologizes for Luwero underdevelopment
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has apologized to the people of Luwero Triangle for the underdevelopment that is still ravaging their area more than 30 years after he ascended to power. Museveni and his National Resistance Army (NRA) rebel movement used the jungles of Luwero …
Read More »Luwero farmers battle resurgence of fall armyworms
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize farmers in Luwero district are struggling to fight the resurgence of fall armyworms weeks after another pest left a trail of destruction in the gardens. On March 26, the African armyworm was detected in Luwero at the farm belonging to Bugema University located in …
Read More »Former SPC arrested for extorting money from the public
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero district have arrested a former Special Police Constable -SPC for allegedly extorting money from members of the public after posing as a serving officer. The suspect has been identified as Stuart Kimuli, a resident of Kasana in Luwero town council. Isah Ssemowgerere, …
Read More »Drama as two Luwero ‘Deputy RDCs’ arrive to take over office
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a drama at Luwero district headquarters on Friday when two women showed up to take over the office of the Deputy Resident District Commissioner. They are Mariam Kaberuka, the former Wakyato Sub-County LC V female councilor in Nakaseke district and Faheera Mpalanyi Bbosa, …
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