Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC Central Government has grilled Gulu University management over irregularities in staff recruitment. The University management led by Vice Chancellor Prof. George Openjuru, on Thursday appeared before the committee to respond to a forensic investigation report into the mismanagement of the institution for …
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Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Every year, Ecobank Uganda celebrates Ecobank Day, this day is marked to give back to the communities within which the bank continued to work and grow. This year, the bank used the opportunity to partner with the Young Men Christian Association Comprehensive Institution (YMCA) to discuss …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 20 Emyooga SACCOs in Fort Portal city have been selected to benefit from an additional seed capital of 20 Million Shillings each from the government. Angalia Kasigwa Godwin, the Resident City Commissioner of Fort Portal says that the SACCOs were selected to benefit from …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary seven learners are waiting for the government to avail transport to return home. On Tuesday, the government issued guidelines on how to release learners securely while reducing the danger of Ebola transmission, and without interfering with ongoing national Ebola control activities. In a notice …
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Kapchorwa, Uganda | Xinhua | As world leaders and experts meet in Egypt for a UN climate change conference, coffee farmers in eastern Uganda are grappling with the adverse effects of climate change that threaten their livelihood. In the remote Chebonet village within the mountainous district of Kapchorwa, farmers are already …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Protection Unit-FPU has arrested 24 Congolese and impounded their fishing gear on Lake Edward in Kasese district. The unit accuses the Congolese of crossing to Uganda’s side where they have been engaging in illegal fishing. Major Stephen Alituha, the FPU Commandant on Lake Edward …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has criticized the move by Kampala International University (KIU) to stop female nurses and mid wives from sitting for the national examination on grounds of pregnancy. In a memo presented to Parliament by Sarah Opendi, Tororo District MP, KIU was quoted to have instructed …
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Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of 23-year-old Susan Kyatuhaire, a student of Valley University in Bushenyi district. The lifeless body of the third-year Education student was found lying in front of her room in Kitokye cell, Central division, Bushenyi Ishaka municipality. Martial Tumusiime, …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All roads will lead to Masaka City’s Liberation Ground November 23 for over 5,000 farmers in the region as the Uganda Veterinary Association (UVA) hosts a free 3-day exhibition and farmers training. The even will start with an exhibition of the complete livestock value …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister State for Disaster Preparedness, Esther Anyakun, has presented to Parliament the National Disaster Risk Management Plan aimed at preparing the country to manage and prevent disasters better. In the plan presented to Parliament during plenary on Wednesday, 09 November 2022, the minister said …
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