NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lois Aber Kwikiriza has been appointed the new Head of Marketing at MultiChoice Uganda. Kwikiriza takes on the mantle from Colin Asiimwe who has been at the helm of marketing at MultiChoice Uganda for the last two years. While welcoming the newly appointed Head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Curriculum Development Centre (NCDC) is set to collaborate with Teachers Associations to train more teachers on the revised Lower Secondary Curriculum in schools. The government through the Ministry of Education rolled out the new lower secondary education curriculum in February 2020 intending …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The mutilated and beheaded body of a prominent businessman in Jinja City has been found in a sugar plantation, with all indications that he was subjected to ritual sacrifice. Now Police in Busoga East are investigating circumstances under which the  53-year-old George Waidha, a …

Fort Portal , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic police statistics show 118 people were killed in road crashes between April 24 and May 4th. This translate into 12 people or more losing their life every day. Of these road deaths, 28 people died on the same day of May …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Atongtidi sub-county Kwania district in northern Uganda are worried about the outbreak of fall armyworms. Fall army worms also known as a butterfly are pest species that attack over 80 varieties of crops including maize, sorghum, sugarcane, cotton, rice and wheat among …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu, John Baptist Odama has called on aspirants in the Omoro County by-elections to promote harmony. Archbishop Odama urged political parties and their candidates to denounce and desist from politics of divisionism, abuses, and hate speeches as they seek to replace …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has donated sh20 million towards the establishment of Lira City Women SACCO. The cash donation was handed over to the Lira City Woman MP Jane Aceng Ocero who is also the Minister of Health by  Mary Goretti Kitutu, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hepatitis B screening and vaccination service providers have registered a low uptake in Masaka district. Agnes Kabahiire, the Assistant District Health Officer in charge of Family Planning and Maternal Health, indicates that despite the availability of free screening and vaccination services at the different …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA is predicting a concurrence of a prevalent dry spell and enhanced rainfalls in the different parts of the country. Despite the prevailing enhanced seasonal rains in the country, the meteorological authority forecasts a dry spell that will soon be …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has warned the public against the increasing cases of fraud. UCC through the Acting head of communication and international relations Rebecca Mukite says that there is an increasing trend of conmen who trick people into giving mobile money …