Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teopista Nakabiri, the head teacher of New Hope for Africa Nursery and Primary School in Mukono district, has been suspended by the school’s directors under unclear circumstances. The government posted Nakabiri to the school in July last year to improve its performance and resolve …
Read More »Museveni directs amendment to Road Act, Aponye laid to rest
Muhanga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of Apollo Nyegamehe alias Aponye, a prominent Kampala businessman, has been laid to rest at his ancestral home in Kitaburaza village, Muhanga town council, Rukiga district. The casket containing Nyegamehe’s remains was gently lowered into the grave at exactly 04:14 PM Wednesday amidst …
Read More »Aponye’s driver charged for reckless driving, remanded to Ntungamo Prison
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Buyinza Isabirye, the driver of the late Apollo Nyegamehe, also known as Aponye, has been remanded to Ntungamo Government Prison. He appeared before the Ntungamo Grade One magistrate, Shalon Nasuna on charges of causing death through reckless driving and causing bodily injuries through reckless …
Read More »PAU rejects Human Rights Watch report on Uganda oil
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Petroleum Authority of Uganda -PAU has hit back at Human Rights Watch (HRW) over alleged human rights abuses in the development of oil and gas. The Authority says the findings of the report released at the beginning of this week were based on …
Read More »Luwero District fails to utilize sh4.7billion for development projects
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district has returned Shillings 4.7 billion to the national treasury after failing to absorb the funds allocated for the financial year 2022/23. A report from the district finance department reveals that Shillings 2.3 billion was earmarked for supporting small-scale farmers in their transition from …
Read More »UNEB to start receiving classroom-based assessments, to use own unique system
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After a period of anticipation, schools are finally set to start submitting students’ classroom-based assessments to the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB). The UNEB Executive Secretary, Dan Odongo confirmed this development, attributing the previous delay to the need for capacity building and the establishment of improved …
Read More »Police arrest Aponye’s driver Buyinza Isabirye
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Buyinza Isabirye, the driver of the late Apollo Nyegamehe, also known as Aponye, is in custody at Ntungamo Police Station on allegations of reckless driving. Nyegamehe, a prominent businessman lost his life in a road accident at Itojo along the Ntungamo-Kabale road last …
Read More »Court sets July 21 for application in ‘breach of marriage promise’ case
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri Grade One Magistrate’s court has scheduled July 21st, 2023, as the hearing date for the restatement application filed by Fortunate Kyarikunda. The application seeks to set aside a ruling in favor of Richard Tumwiine regarding a breach of a marriage promise. Kyarikunda lodged …
Read More »MPs want Kyangwali evictees resettled in Bugoma forest
Kikube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from Kikuube district are calling on the government to urgently resettle over 1,000 individuals who were forcibly evicted from their ancestral land in Kyangwali sub-county within the Bugoma forest reserve. The affected group consists of men, women, and children who were forcefully removed …
Read More »Islamic Principles: Museveni promises to review PDM
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promised to study the Parish Development Model, a poverty alleviation project in order to come up with a model that is in tandem with Muslim money-borrowing principles. He made the commitment on Tuesday while meeting some of the Muslim leaders at …
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