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Livestock theft across the Bunyoro sub-region has been rampant Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some senior police officers in the Albertine region are being investigated for alleged cattle theft. They are accused of conniving with cattle thieves to steal cattle from farmers. URN has established that the officers whose particulars …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defense Forces have been advised to dismiss negative claims against the Covid-19 vaccine. Several UPDF soldiers starting with the minister of defense received their Covid-19 jabs this morning at the Senior Officers Diagnostic Hospital in Mbuya. Following the roll out of the Covid-19 …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF is to deploy more than 3,000 soldiers to address the persistent insecurity in the Karamoja region. This was announced on Wednesday by the UPDF Commander of Land Forces Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu in Moroto. Gen Elwelu who addressed the media …

Should he retreat to save lives or protest and draw the wrath of the state? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine once again found himself in the shoes of former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye this week: how to deal with the aftermath of …

The army will accord the deceased RDC a gun salute at his memorial service on March 13, 2021 at his ancestral home Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF is to accord the former Gulu Resident District Commissioner, Major Santos Okot Lapolo a gun salute almost two months …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF soldiers under the reserve forces have been recalled for deployment in Somalia. Maj Bilal Katamba of the UPDF First Division that superintends reserve forces says that the recalled soldiers should report to nearby barracks not later …

*⃣ US calls for independent, credible, impartial, and thorough investigations *⃣ US considers range of targeted options to hold individuals in security accountable *⃣ US will pursue their interests and pursue their values at the same time Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | The new United States government led …

20 journalists in Uganda especially those covering opposition politicians have been assaulted by security personnel Kampala, Uganda | MUBATSI ASINJA HABATI | Civic space in Uganda is sliding to the lowest level ever as some elements of the UPDF serving under the Military Police, descended on journalists covering former presidential …

Army apologizes to assaulted journalists, pledges to foot medical bills Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) had court martialed seven of its officers, a day after journalists were beaten as they covered former Presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi deliver a petition at the Human …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several journalism bodies have condemned continued brutal attacks by military on journalists as they do their work. On Wednesday, as the former National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu presented a petition on gross human rights violations to the office of the United Nations …