NEWS

  Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of students in Bukakata sub-county in Masaka district are stuck in their homes following the conversion of the sole community secondary school in their area to a primary school. Both the new and continuing students from Ssunga, Bukibonga, and Makonzi parishes of …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of Community Health Insurance schemes and local leaders in Luwero district want Parliament to pass the National Health Insurance bill afresh so as to enable them to access better services. In March 2021, Parliament passed the National Health Insurance Bill that provides for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assured the people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo of total peace after the two countries launched joint operations to flush out the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) from Eastern Congo. The Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) and The …

  Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Over 400 soldiers of Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) have completed a four-month intensive training in mountain warfare at Mountain Warfare Training School MWTS- Karugutu in Ntoroko District. The soldiers are attached to the Mountain Division units and Special Forces Command-SFC and will be …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan laboratories will next month start paying a fine of $3,000 USD (about sh10.5 million)  for each fake Covid-19 test result they will issue to air-bound travelers. Ugandan aviation officials say the vice is on the increase. The decision was communicated during a meeting …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Remains of the fallen Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile have been laid to rest at his home in Muruhita- Rwakatojo Village, Kijuguta ward, northern division, Kabale municipality with a gun salute. Tumusiime 72, died last Sunday at Nairobi Hospital where he was …

Butiaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families in two villages in Butiaba Town council in Buliisa district are living in fear of being evicted forcefully from their ancestral land. The affected families are from Watembo and Boma villages in Butiaba town council. The scared residents are facing …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara district council has agreed to a resolution by the district executive to allocate land to the Judiciary for the construction of the Court of Appeal. The resolution that was tabled before the council by Didas Tabaro, the district chairperson, was unanimously approved by the …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 families in two villages in Butiaba town council, Buliisa district are living in fear of being evicted forcefully from their ancestral land. The affected families are from Watembo and Boma villages in Butiaba town council. The scared residents are facing off with …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A yet-to-be-identified man was arrested for disrupting the burial service of the fallen Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. The function was being held at Kigezi High School playground in Northern division, Kabale municipality. The function attracted hundreds of mourners including Prime Minister Robinah …