Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking. Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson, said ten girls aged between 18 and 22 — most of them Senior Four leavers — were rescued on Friday night. The suspects have been identified as Innocent Agaba, 24, a resident of Nyakashaaru …
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The late Martin Bukenya Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Imelda Nakiyembe, the mother of Martin Bukenya, who was allegedly beaten to death by his girlfriend’s father, has denied claims that her son had previously received warnings in a meeting she attended. Mabanda Cell Chairman Kizito claims Bukenya was first found in the home of Herbert Lumu Musasizi in December …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Individuals and authorities engaging in open burning of waste in urban areas across Uganda now face prosecution, fines, and other stringent legal consequences following a directive from the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA). The ban comes after persistent complaints of open waste in cities and corroborated findings from environmental monitoring inspections conducted nationwide. According to …
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Some of the classroom blocks at Arua Demonstration School with uneven compound Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Managing Special Needs Education (SNE) at Arua Demonstration School in Arua city has become increasingly difficult due to a shortage of trained teachers, inadequate specialised equipment, and infrastructure that does not adequately support learners with disabilities. Administrators say only four trained teachers …
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KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda is making strides in promoting linguistic diversity, multilingualism, and the protection of mother tongues, Minister of State for Gender and Culture Peace Regis Mutuuzo has said. Uganda has emphasized the teaching of mother tongues at all levels of education, the minister told reporters on Thursday, on the eve of International Mother Language Day, which …
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The deceased Martin Bukenya Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For nearly two hours on Valentine’s Day night, cries for help echoed from a house in Mabanda Village, Matugga Town Council — but neighbours stayed inside and listened. Inside the house, 18-year-old Martin Bukenya, a student at Hillside SS Matugga, was being beaten by Herbert Lumu, who had allegedly found him …
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by AdminFebruary 21, 2026February 21, 20260 Share0 By Robert Segawa Police have arrested Musasizi Hebert, a truck driver, in Gulu in connection with the alleged killing of an 18-year-old student from Hill Side Secondary School in Matuga. According to preliminary police reports, the incident reportedly occurred after Musasizi found the student inside his home …
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Hussein Dak Taewaiko, Suspect in Pamela’s murder case. Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prime suspect in the murder of Uganda Christian University (UCU) Director of Student Affairs, Pamela Ruth Tumwebaze, has been arraigned before the Mukono Grade One Magistrate’s Court and formally charged with murder and aggravated robbery. The suspect, identified as Hussein Dak Taewaiko, also known as Sam, …
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Kawempe Muslims, St Noa in Spotlight as Finance Trust Women Super League Returns for Second Round | Voice of Bugerere HomeSportsKawempe Muslims, St Noa in Spotlight as Finance Trust Women Super League Returns for Second Round
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By Kasirye Ronald | The Hoima Post Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has called on the international community to impose targeted sanctions on President Yoweri Museveni, his son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and top government officials, citing alleged human rights violations and political repression.Speaking at the Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy on 18 February …
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Ghana’s bill would make it a crime to ‘hold out as’ LGBTQ. Sam George, a leader of Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ partisans in parliament (Photo courtesy of Ghana Web) Ghana’s harsh Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill was formally introduced in parliament on Feb. 17 as a private member’s bill, Mamba Online reported. Meanwhile, Turkiye’s ministry of justice has reiterated its …
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Wanyoto Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto, the Mbale City Woman Member of Parliament-elect, has declared her intention to run for the speakership of the 12th Parliament. Wanyoto announced on Friday during a press conference held at Malukhu Ward in Mbale City, near the late Maumbe’s building — the site where President Museveni survived an assassination attempt by Amin’s …
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Post Views: 2 By Moses Andama.in Masindiwww.mknewslink.com—-Resident from 3 villages on Thursday afternoon ran to the office of RDC Masindi Darius Nandida seeking for his intervention over what they termed as increased land grabbers in the district. The affected villages are Kyamaiso, Nyakaitete in Bwijanga sub county and Kyangamoyo in Kijunjubua town council. The land in dispute is estimated …
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Post Views: 2 BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN RUKUNGIRIwww.mknewslink.com—–An intelligence-led joint security operation conducted by the Uganda Police Force and the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force has led to the arrest of 52 suspects in Rukungiri Municipality, Rukungiri District.The operation was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at about 12:30 a.m., targeting mapped-out black spots known for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan government will sponsor only about 24 percent of students who qualified in the 2025 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations for Advanced Level (A-Level) studies under the Universal Post O-Level Education and Training (UPOLET) programme. Last week, the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) released the UCE results, showing that about 429,000 candidates …
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