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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to issue a circular to combat incidents of bullying by students in all schools in the country. Speaker Anita Among made the directive in her opening communication to the legislators during the plenary sitting on Thursday. It …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  At least 67,815 out of 97,890 candidates who sat the 2022 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Examinations-UACE have qualified to join a university this year. Speaking on Friday at the office of the Prime Minister in Kampala, Dan Odongo, the Uneb Executive Secretary said those …

There are still many areas of the county that are underserved when it comes to broadband internet access Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is seeking to get a USD 500 million loan to cater for investment into the expansion of internet broadband. This program will involve extending the national …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Serere police are investigating the disappearance of more than 100 members of Christ Disciple’s Church-CDC for several days. The East Kyoga Regional Police Spokesman, Oscar Gregg Ageca, says that they are investigating the matter under a General Inquiry File-GEF 002/2023 of Serere Central Police Station. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Re-voting of Shs80 billion has stalled construction of 15 seed secondary schools under the Uganda Inter-Government Fiscal Transfer Programme II (UGFIT), according to officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports. The officials led by the Minister of State for Education and Sports (Higher Education), John …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Arua city councilors are demanding the immediate closure of the main abattoir because of poor hygiene. Located along Iddi Amin road in Arua City Central Division, the abattoir operates in dilapidated structures and lacks running water and drainage systems, electricity, and sanitary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a new HIV blood self-testing kit, which has been piloted and found effective for use among university students. The Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, says that the test kit dubbed “Check Now” was developed by global medical device company …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thugs from Lamwo district are using the porous border between Uganda and South Sudan to smuggle guns into the country, local leaders have revealed. Richard Olal, the Chief of Paracele Clan in Nymur sub-county in Lamwo, says that the proximity of the district to South Sudan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Mugisha Muntu, the Alliance for National Transformation-ANT party president has said that his party is committed to continuing participating in elective politics. Muntu was addressing the media on Thursday at the party’s new headquarters in Bukoto following last week’s Serere County by-election where their candidate …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) are angry with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) leaders over returning Shs13 billion meant for recruitment of health workers to the Consolidated Fund. Committee Chairperson, Joel Ssenyonyi said there is a shortage …