Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker Anita Among has refuted media reports that legislators plan to increase their salaries. The Monitor newspaper recently reported that President Museveni rejected a proposal by Members of Parliament to have their pay and pension contribution increased. The article alleged that in a 13 October …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice is set to start hearing cases from Kampala in a bid to bring justice closer to the people. Justice Nestor Kayobera, the president of the East African Court of Justice, says that the Arusha-based court will effective November 2nd, …
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Nabweru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates court in Nabweru has sentenced 30-year-old Rebecca Munyeretsi, a registered student at St Francis Secondary School to two-months in prison or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings for examination malpractice. On 25 October when senior four candidates were sitting their Chemistry exam, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has demanded for a comprehensive report on the killing of police officers at Busiika police station on Sunday, 30 October 2022. Unknown assailants shot and killed Police officers, Alex Wagaluka, the in-charge of Busiika’s Criminal Investigations Department – CID, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UAP Old Mutual is partnering with PostBank to organize a financial wellness class hosted on Twitter Spaces, Facebook as well as Zoom and YouTube. The webinar themed “Learn, Grow, Protect Your Finances,” will be moderated by TV personality, Mildred Tuhaise and is set to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is investigating a possible leakage of Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. The examination body is following up on two people suspected of distributing what is said to be national examinations to schools. Although the information about the said probe is still scanty, several …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. The first loan request which is up to US$464 million translating to about Shs1.7 trillion, is to be sourced from the Standard …
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What happened to Sophia? Sophia Koetsier has a knack for adventure. After her internship at Lubaga Hospital she intended to travel around Uganda before returning home. On day 6 of that trip, October 28, 2015, Sophia went missing in Murchison Falls National Park and has not been seen or …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officers deployed at the Kireka-based Special Investigations Unit/Division (SIU/D) have started packing their bags to relocate to the Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID headquarters in Kibuli on the directive by the Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola. According to information obtained by our reporter, Ochola directed …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Survivors of a nasty motor vehicle accident that claimed four lives and left 32 people injured in Gulu City on Monday evening have started recounting their recollections of the fatal crash. The accident involved a Canter truck registration number UBF 743B which overturned with …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
