Over 60 students expelled from Kitgum High School for stealing 130 chairs
Kitgum, Uganda: At least 60 students have been expelled from Kitgum High School over persistent indiscipline and poor academic performance, school authorities have confir...
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One Dead After Trailer Collapses at Oilcom Station in Mukono
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident.At least one person has been confirmed dead after a trailer travelling from Kampala to Jinja collapsed at the Oilcom petrol stat...
CRIME: 4 Guns Involved in 12 Murders, 30 Robberies Recovered
Ugandan police have recovered four submachine guns (SMGs) linked to 30 aggravated robberies and 12 murders in the Kampala Metropolitan Area (KMP), authorities announced t...
Court adjourns terrorism case against MP Kivumbi, orders state to fast-track investigations
BUTAMBALA – The Butambala Chief Magistrate’s Court has adjourned proceedings in the terrorism case against Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivu...
JUST IN! NUP Deputy President Northern, Dr. Zedriga Remanded Further
The Deputy President for Northern region, Dr. Lina Zedriga has further been remanded to prison having appeared before Gulu Chief Magistrate, Augustine Alule Koma for bail...
Kampala police boss, CP Ecega sacked as IGP moves to tackle capital crime
Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Richard Ecega has been sacked amid rising violent crime as over 200 suspects are arrested in city operations.Kampala Metropolitan Po...
Kampala on Edge as Murders and Street Gangs Fuel Rising Fear
For many residents, the killings are not being viewed as isolated tragedies. They have instead sharpened an anxiety that has been quietly building across the Kampala Metr...
Shock after man found dead in borehole water trench in Nebbi
Police are investigating the suspected drowning of a man whose body was recovered from a borehole water trench in Nebbi Municipality, with possible foul play suspected.Ne...
One officer dead, and another injured after speeding car hitting checkpoint
ASTU- apprehend the Mark X driver involved in the accidentKatakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One police officer has been confirmed dead, and another seriously injured af...
EACOP project sparks ongoing battle over land and justice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In Arusha, Tanzania, Lubega John Nsamba represented her ailing father, John Mary Nsamba, whose land along the East African Crude Oil P...