Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students of the Islamic University in Uganda – IUIU have petitioned their administration over the University’s zero balance policy and the demand for payment of functional fees. The petition led by two Law students explains that it is unfair for the University to insist on …
Read More »Kasese Catholic Diocese ordains 16 clergymen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sixteen new clergymen have been ordained in the Catholic Diocese of Kasese. These include four deacons, Fr. Godwin Kibaba, Fr. John Baluku Isebayanda, Fr. Mariko Bwambale and Fr. Nobert Muhindo. The priestly and diaconate ordination held at St. John’s Seminary Kiburara, Kisinga sub-county also had …
Read More »Over 200 farmers register to grow tea on large scale in Acholi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several farmers in Acholi sub region have signed up to start growing tea on an estimated 32,000 acres of land when the first rainy season sets in 2021. Tea growing was introduced in Acholi by Edwin Beekunda Atukunda, the founder and executive director of Edwin …
Read More »President was given wrong information on DGF funding – Kasaija
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has written to President Yoweri Museveni clarifying that the information on which he based a decision for the suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility – DGF was wrong. President Yoweri Museveni had earlier on ordered the suspension of the Democratic Governance …
Read More »Over 50 casual laborers arrested in Pakwach for travelling during curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 57 casual laborers have been arrested and detained in Pakwach for travelling beyond curfew time. The group includes men who were recruited from Koboko, Yumbe, Terego and Arua districts to work in Kinyara sugarcane plantation in Masindi district. They were intercepted at 2 …
Read More »Church of Uganda education directorate to reorient teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Education under the Church of Uganda has directed for the phased orientation of teachers who were laid off after the closure of schools last year. Schools across the country were closed as the government moved to decongest crowded spaces after an outbreak …
Read More »Makerere fire report rules out arson, points to electricity fault
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The investigations into the fire that gutted Makerere University’s iconic main building–Ivory Tower has ruled out a possibility of arson. The Ivory Tower caught fire in the wee hours of September 20, 2020, destroying the historical building valued at 15 billion Shillings and several vital …
Read More »Bank of Uganda withdraws from DTB Vs Ham Kiggundu appeal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has withdrawn from the case in which Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) seeks to overturn a high court ruling which faulted Diamond Trust Bank-Uganda for collecting debts on behalf of its parent company DTB-Kenya. The judgement stemmed from a case filed by …
Read More »Moroto police links 20 murders to criminal gangs in the municipality
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Karamoja region is investigating a gang that could have masterminded killings in which 20 lives have been lost over the last six weeks. The deaths were recorded in Moroto district and parts of Napak between December 24, 2020, to February 5, 2021. The …
Read More »Health ministry can’t control COVID charges in private hospitals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has said that it cannot control the cost of COVID-19 care at private hospitals. More than 100 private health providers have expressed interest and are awaiting accreditation from the health ministry, to provide care for COVID-19 patients, amidst reports that government …
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