NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Jan.10, a local daily newspaper reported an incident in which a top bank in Uganda was conned Shs2.7bn in bogus loan scheme leading to some suspects getting arrested by the police. Gurijindeer Singh, who hails from Kolkata, the capital of India’s West Bengal state …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers in different schools in Kasese district are struggling to decide the content to teach the learners because of the delayed delivery of the abridged curriculum by the Ministry of Education. Our reporter visited some schools and found teachers taking the learners through revisions and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has allowed counsel Michael Aboneka and Martins Kirya to continue pursuing their suit against the government for alleged failure to translate the 1995 Constitution into indigenous languages. Civil Division High Court Judge, Boniface Wamala made the ruling after rejecting the …

Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Micro-Finance, Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo has given Buvuma district officials a two-week ultimatum to return the money they borrowed from various Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies-SACCOs under the Emyooga program. According to information obtained by URN, 16 Saccos in Buvuma district received …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy winds have blown off the roof of Kapwirow Christian Nursery school in Kapchorwa district killing a pupil and injuring 18 others. The deceased is 8-year-old Hamuza Labu, a top-class pupil and resident of Kapbukose cell in Kapchorwa town. The incident occurred on Wednesday during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed renovation of Mandela National Stadium, Namboole has stalled due to the delayed release of funds by the government, management has revealed. Mandela National stadium has not hosted any international competition for almost two years since it was banned by the world soccer governing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health will embark on a three-day vaccination campaign against polio among children aged five years and below, starting this Thursday. This campaign that targets 8.7 million children aims to also reach children that have missed routine immunization. By the end of August, …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Amuru district is holding three suspects on allegations of defrauding over 90 million Shillings from locals. The suspects, all employees of Kony Paco Foundation, a village saving group in Parabongo Parish in Lamogi sub-county were arrested following complaints from their clients. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unlike other educational institutions where learners pay tuition per term, parents with children at Grace Intel School in Buziga, Kampala will pay daily fees. The school proprietor, Pastor David Jeremiah Kika, says that learners from nursery to P3 will pay Shillings 1,000 daily while those …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Eminence Metropolitan Leronymos Muzeeyi has been elected the new Archbishop of the Orthodox Church of Uganda replacing Archbishop Yona Lwanga who passed on in September last year. Metropolitan Muzeeyi was elected at the end of the three days of the Holy Synod of the …