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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two UPDF soldiers were among four that have perished in an accident along Soroti- Mbale road. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon around Opuya Electricity Sub Station, about five kilometers from the heart of Soroti City and involved a Gateway Bus Reg. No. UAM …

  Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report on the security status in Karamoja shared to the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola, shows Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) working alongside Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has killed 10 cattle rustlers and recovered eight Sub Machines Guns in the last three weeks. …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldier has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for killing a civilian in Hoima district. Private Solomon Baker Bakobe of the 11th Battalion was convicted by the First Division Infantry Court-Martial presided over by Col. Sam Mugyenyi during a session …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda People Defence Forces –UPDF has reportedly concluded investigations into the shooting and killing of Star FM journalist Robert Kagolo. Kagolo, who was also the former president of Uganda Journalists’ Association –UJA, was shot dead last month. A UPDF officer says that investigations pin …

NRM MANIFESTO WEEK | Guaranteeing security of person and property is one of the key achievements of the NRM Government. The whole country is secure from border to border. To consolidate the security situation in Uganda, the Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs (MoDVA) has been working hard to achieve the …

Promoting production for wealth creation and self-sustainability NRM MANIFESTO WEEK |  The Defence sector is highly involved in production for wealth and self-sustainability in times of peace. For instance, through the Luwero Industries Limited, some of the supplies for UPDF are being made. There has been gradual increase in the capitalization …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda could end up paying billions of Shillings to the Democratic Republic of Congo as compensation for occupation of its territories during the 1997 to 2003 war if the Hague based International Court of Justice (ICJ) decides to adopt compensation figures recommended by its experts. Four …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High Court in Kampala to allow them settle through a reconciliation process the case in which a city lawyer Steven Kalali sued government on behalf of journalists who were battered a few months ago. On …

  Uganda marks it amid brutal attacks on journalists ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | On April 28 Teddy Nakaliga and Amon Kayanja, both reporters for separate TV stations hit the road in Kayunga Village, Wakiso District, to cover a demonstration by residents protesting a two-week power blackout. As Nakaliga narrated …

  Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces UPDF  have recovered two illegal guns and dozens of ammunition in a cordon and search operation conducted in Rikitai Sub County, Kotido district. The search was conducted in the kraals of Naregai village when UPDF followed cattle raiders who …