NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has hired a consultant to carry out a study on whether parents whose children attend government-funded schools should pay school fees or not. This move is geared towards addressing the ever-increasing school fees that parents are made to …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet Ministers have endorsed the construction of an industrial park in each of the four geographical zones of Uganda that includes the Central, Eastern, Northern and Western. The decision was contained in a Friday letter signed by Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister of Information …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Blood Transfusion Service (UBTS) has called for enactment of a law to stop staff from public and private health facilities from selling blood to the public because it hinders blood collection. Samuel Davis Wante, a Clinical Team Leader at Nakasero Blood Bank …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security forces have warned the elders of Karamoja against using traditional gatherings known as ‘’Akiriket’ to mobilise youth for rearmament and and plan revenge attacks against those raiding their animals. Akiriket is a traditional shrine where elders in Karamoja meet and invoke their gods …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of unidentified armed men on Saturday night kidnapped a man in Luwero district. The victim has been identified as Umar Kabonge Ajobe, a resident of Kasana-Piida in Luwero Town Council. Recounting the ordeal, the victim’s wife says a Toyota Hiace infamously known …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has launched the National Oil Spill Contingency Plan, a disaster preparedness and management framework, in case of an oil spillage incident in the industry. The plan is aimed at preventing or managing disasters that may arise when a liquid or semi-liquid petroleum …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than half of the patients who visit Ugandan hospitals have to wait for more than an hour before they can see a health worker only to be told there’s no medicine or equipment to assist in their diagnosis, according to a survey …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of High Court in Kampala has ordered the Immigration office to give people of Somali origin citizenship as long as they fulfill requirements of the law. The judgment issued through email by Justice Musa Ssekaana arises from a case filed in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nnabagereka of Buganda, Sylvia Nagginda has appealed to women to lead the fight to preserve the environment. The Nnabagereka was on Friday speaking to hundreds of women from 16 of Buganda’s 18 counties in Bulange Mengo as the Kingdom commemorated the Buganda Women’s …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s court has fined Carol Birungi, sh30 million for unlawful possession and trafficking of narcotics. Last month, Birungi was found with 91 pellets concealed in her private parts destined for New Delhi-India. The 26-year-old Birungi appeared before the Entebbe Chief Magistrate, …