Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 50 private schools in Busia district have failed to re-open over accumulated rental arrears. Some of the affected are Bridge nursery and primary school, Meehan primary school, Joy Nursery and primary school, Talents nursery and primary school, and Hashim Education Centre among others. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is bothered about the few schools that are reporting COVID-19 surveillance figures, two weeks after the reopening of schools across the country. According to data from the health ministry, only 775 schools (approximately 2.5 per cent) out of an estimated 30,519 …
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Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security authorities in Adjumani district are holding two people in connection to deadly clashes that claimed the life of one person and left two others severely injured last week in the disputed Apaa area in Ngoro village, Itirikwa sub county. The suspects, a 50-year-old woman …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 20 students of Hoima school of Nursing and Midwifery have been rushed to Hoima Regional Referral Hospital in critical condition after a motor accident in Kikuube district. The accident occurred at Nyarongo village, Kabwoya sub-county as more than 60 students on board were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the office of the Attorney General to use National Identification Numbers(NIN) instead of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for processing compensation of war debt claimants in Northern Uganda. The finance ministry had tasked all claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso sub-region …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Politicians from across the political divide have taken to social media to mourn the passing of Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the longest-serving Governor of the Bank of Uganda. Mutebile who has been struggling with ill health for some time, passed on yesterday morning at Nairobi Hospital …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has taken over the funding for the reconstruction of Lira-Kamdini. The directive was issued by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while in Oyam District during a meeting with the Members of Parliament and other leaders from the Lango sub-region, on Saturday. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen. Otafiire Kahinda wants the Uganda Prisons Service to make garments for both the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces and Uganda Police Force. Otafiire made the remarks while commissioning the new garment workshop machinery at Kitalya Mini Max Prison. According to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All dormant stalls and lock-ups in public markets across Kampala will be reallocated to persons in search of working space, the Minister in Charge of Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs Minsa Kabanda has said. The pronouncement was made after an assessment on the status …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Office of the Attorney General to use National Identification Numbers(NIN) instead of Tax Identification Numbers (TIN) for processing compensation for war debt claimants in Northern Uganda. The Finance Ministry had tasked all claimants in Lango, Acholi and Teso …
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