NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 146 youth in Sembabule and Kyotera districts have been enrolled to benefit from the vocational training programs by the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP project. The beneficiaries were selected from the project-affected households in the different parts of Kyotera and Sembabule districts. Enrollment is part …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Palabek Gem sub-county, Lamwo district have impounded more than 200 logs of the endangered Afzelia Africana tree species. The logs were impounded on Wednesday from Agwata village, Cubu parish in Palabek Abera sub county, Lamwo district. Patrick Ongom, the officer-in-charge of Palabek …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and members of the old students body of PMM Girls School in Jinja stormed the school on Friday to protest over accusations of promoting homosexuality against one of the teachers. Rose Kalembe, the chairperson of the old girl’s students body says that the protest …

  Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Member of Parliament of Mawogola North, Sembabule District Shartsi K Musherure, has hailed Global Affairs together with the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation for supporting the livestock sector in Uganda. The MP on Friday attended a Shevax+ and stakeholder engagement meeting at at Rainbow Motel …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people are in police custody for illegally occupying lockups in the newly built Kabale Central Market in Kabale municipality. The suspects are Vicent Kagorero, Robert Byansi, Dalton Naturinda, Medard Bisamunyu, John Mboniaba, and Hope Ntegyereize. They were arrested by a Select committee appointed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has been ordered to pay 6 billion Shillings for illegally selling a school after it failed to repay a loan it had contracted. According to the court records, in 2004, Progressive Secondary School and its proprietors applied for loans worth 1.2 billion …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another man has been killed in Luwero town council. Arafat Muniina, 32, a resident of Kasoma zone in Luwero town council was killed by unknown people on Thursday. Abdul Tamuzadde the LCI Chairperson of Kasoma Zone explains that unknown thugs attacked Muniina a casual labourer …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Administrators of schools in Rubanda district have disassociated themselves from reports that they benefited from iron sheets that were obtained from the Office of the Prime Minister by the State for Finance, in charge of General Duties, Henry Musasizi. The iron sheets were meant …

SPECIAL FEATURE | Hafitha Issa & Christopher Kisekka- URN |  When walking through the main intersections of Kampala central business district, you will always encounter children in tattered clothes begging for money from pedestrians and motorists. “Mpayo ekikumi”. This is loosely translated as ‘give me Shillings 100’ is a common …

UNEB to probe humor and zero scores by UACE candidates Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the candidates who sat for the Advanced Level Examinations last year, were ill-prepared and failed to answer any question as set, resorting to humour and other irrelevancies, according to the Executive Director …