Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kayunga district have raised concern about the challenge of child labour. Following the closure of schools due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, children engaged in causal jobs that include sand mining, hawking, bricklaying, fishing and sugarcane cutting to earn income. Ramadan …
Read More »Kyagulanyi rallies NUP leaders to mobilize people to defend his victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has called upon leaders in his party to mobilize people to defend their party’s victory. Speaking on Thursday to about 300 leaders including councillors and chairpersons of sub-counties and districts of Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono who …
Read More »Defence ministry blames UGX 320Bn ‘ghost’ pension claims on poor verification
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence has blamed a 320 Billion Shillings false entry for pension and gratuity arrears on an unreliable verification exercise. The accounting officer of the ministry Edith Buturo while meeting the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday was tasked by the committee …
Read More »Minister consults on proposed SAGE age reduction
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State minister of Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike is in Katakwi district of Teso region for consultations over the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment -SAGE proposed age reduction from 80 years for beneficiaries. The SAGE scheme under the ministry of gender, Labour and …
Read More »Education ministry preparing condensed version of class syllabus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is preparing a condensed version of the class syllabus that will guide teachers on how to manage the teaching-learning process in the shortened learning period. Ever since the government announced the phased reopening for all learners, educationists, teachers and …
Read More »Mayambala says he is ready to step in, replace Bobi Wine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former presidential candidate Willy Mayambala has written to the Supreme Court requesting that he takes over the presidential election petition filed by former National Unity Platform presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The spokesperson of the judiciary Jameson Karemani says that they have received Mayambala’s letter. …
Read More »RDC recruits locals in FGM fight
Amudat, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amudat Resident District Commissioner, Robert Adyama has started recruiting reformed Pokot warriors and women to provide intelligence information on the outlawed Female Genital Mutilation-FGM, which is believed to be taking place in the wilderness. Speaking to URN on Thursday, Adyama said they have started identifying …
Read More »KCCA enforcement officers on the spot for extorting money from vendors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA law enforcement officers are on the spot for extorting money from hawkers in exchange for their confiscated merchandise. The officers often arrest vendors and hawkers found illegally selling merchandise on the streets of Kampala. They also confiscate their merchandise and in …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Are Kyagulanyi’s lawyers to blame for aborting his electoral petition?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers who are representing Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert in the presidential petition currently at the Supreme Court have rejected any blame for the decision to withdraw the case. Kyagulanyi on February 1, filed a petition in the supreme court challenging the victory of Yoweri Kaguta …
Read More »Gov’t starts monitoring activities of Emyooga beneficiaries
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has started monitoring the activities of the Emyooga groups across the country. The monitoring activities are meant to follow up on the organization, progress and challenges across the over 6,000 registered groups that have benefited from the funding. Emyooga which was launched in …
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