Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students who survived the Friday night attack at Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School in Kasese District recall that their attackers used sharp objects and guns to break into their dormitory and end the life of their colleagues. Edgar Mumbere, a senior two student and school timekeeper explains …
Read More »“We mistook Al-Shabaab for farmers” Survivors tell Gen Muhoozi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF in Somalia have told Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba that the recent attack by Al-Shabaab which left 54 soldiers killed resulted from mistaking them for farmers in their gardens. Al-Shabaab overrun UPDF base at Buulo-Mareer on May 26 at 5am. The …
Read More »Hopes fade for finding quake survivors as death toll surpasses 17,000 in Türkiye
Ankara, Türkiye | Xinhua | Rescue teams continued to spare no effort to search for more survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings on Thursday, though hopes faded quickly on the 4th day after two massive earthquakes jolted Türkiye. The death toll from the devastating earthquakes climbed to 17,134 in Türkiye, …
Read More »Teary tales of Mubende Ebola survivors
On Jan.11, the World Health Organisation (WHO), the UN agency in charge of global health, together with the government of Uganda, declared the end of the Mubende Ebola outbreak which was first diagnosed in September, last year. By the time the declaration was made, the health authorities had registered 142 …
Read More »Covid-19 survivors in Gulu demand discharge certificates to fight segregation
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Covid-19 survivors in Gulu are demanding discharge certificates to enable them to counter segregation by the local communities. The survivors who underwent home-based care management and later tested negative for the virus say they continue facing segregation, rejection and isolation from the communities. Santos Comboni …
Read More »From annals of kidnap: Sadists forced Muganga to eat 3kgs of posho daily
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stories of sadism continue coming out of torture chambers as survivors describe the physical and mental mistreatment they were subjected to by members of the security forces after the November killings of dozens during protests triggered by the arrest presidential candidate Robert Robert Kyagulanyi. On …
Read More »Hurricane Dorian death toll climbs to 43, expected to rise ‘significantly’
Marsh Harbour, Bahamas | AFP | The death toll from Hurricane Dorian’s devastating rampage across the Bahamas rose to 43 Friday, a number authorities said is likely to climb “significantly,” even as rescuers plucked desperate survivors from the debris. More than 260 residents of brutally damaged Abaco Island arrived in the …
Read More »One miner missing, 11 others injured in Ntungamo mine
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One miner is missing following an accident at Mwerasandhu Tin mines in Rwamwire-Ruhaama Sub County in Ntungamo district. The mine, which belongs to German firm, Zanak Holdings caved in on Wednesday injuring eleven miners. Some of the workers told URN that they were called in …
Read More »Widow of MV Templar rescue hero asks survivors for support
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Juliet Kizza, the widow of Bosco Owecho has cried out to the survivors of the MV Templar boat accident to come to her rescue. Owecho drowned while rescuing revelers aboard MV Templar that capsized on Saturday night last week while heading to K-Palm beach in …
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