Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lightning has struck dead a primary school teacher in Kiyombya sub county, Bunyangabu district. The deceased, Annet Nyakake was a teacher at St. Andrew Primary school in Nyamiseke parish. The thunderbolt also injured Grace Nyamata, a primary six pupil at the same school. Patrick Mugenyi, …
Read More »2,000 families in Hoima face forceful eviction
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 2,000 families in Hoima district are on the verge of being evicted from their ancestral land. The affected families are residents of Rwobunyonyi, Kirindasojo, and Kihohoro villages in Buraru sub-county. They are feuding with Fred Mugamba, a tycoon in Hoima city over land measuring …
Read More »Amudat district faces acute water shortage
Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 20,000 residents of Amudat town council in Amudat district are facing acute water shortage after major wells and springs dried up. Despite the establishment of a 1.9 Billion Shilling water system by the Ministry of Water and Environment, managed by the Karamoja Water umbrella …
Read More »Health ministry adds yellow fever on routine vaccination schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will this month start offering yellow fever vaccines to children aged nine to twelve months, following the vaccine’s inclusion into the routine immunization schedule. Dr. Fred Nsubuga, a senior medical officer working with Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization (UNEPI) in …
Read More »Museveni commissions UGX 12Bn leather factory in Luweero
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned a state of the art leather factory in Kawumu village, Luweero district. Kawumu Tannery Uganda is located at the Presidential demonstration farm in Makulubita sub county, Luweero district. According to Jane Barekye, the State House comptroller, the tannery worth 12 …
Read More »Police patrols must pay road toll charges at Entebbe expressway: UNRA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has maintained that police patrols must pay road toll charges whenever they use the Entebbe Expressway except when responding to emergencies. This follows a crisis meeting convened by Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander, Stephen Tanui in response to numerous complaints lodged …
Read More »GGOOBI: Government is not broke
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government withheld substantial amounts of funds which were supposed to be released in the first quarter of the financial year 2022/2023, as a way of controlling the count of money in circulation, according to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. This fiscal …
Read More »THE INDEPENDENT: Speaker’s moves at EALA elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Behind Speaker Among’s moves at EALA elections: Why some losers are threatening to go to court THE LAST WORD The illusion of free speech: How the war in Ukraine demonstrates the poverty of …
Read More »Zambia, Namibia sign natural gas pipeline construction deal
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Zambia and Namibia have signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of a natural gas pipeline project, a Zambian senior official said Friday. The deal was signed on Thursday on the sidelines of the 10th session of the Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation between …
Read More »Accountants latest exam results show decline in performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The accounting profession is not easy but requires attention and concentration for one to perform well. This is the message that Geoffrey Byamugisha, the chairperson of the Public Accountants Examinations Board delivered while releasing exam results for the September died in Kampala on Oct. 04. …
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