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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several schools in Moroto district may not have the capacity to provide handwashing facilities when schools reopen next week due to limited funding. Moroto district education officer Paul Okuta says that the schools are relying on capitation grants, sent from the government which may not …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dilapidated police barracks, congested and disorganized bus park and raw sewerage obliterate the memory of Mbale as the cleanest town in Uganda. Mbale, gazetted as an urban authority in 1962 has been ruined through the 58 years of independent Uganda. For those that have …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo district service commission has finally been constituted. The service commission last conducted business in August last year after the term of the members expired. The district tried to hire the services of Butaleja district service commission who shortlisted the successful candidates but the process …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As students prepare to return to class after a long break due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the student leaders have now asked that some of the policies on tuition payment be suspended. Guild presidents from different universities have asked government to intervene by asking …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aspirants who lost the recently concluded National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary primaries in Kigezi region have formed a coalition to fight against the official party candidates. In the coalition is Maj Gen Sabiiti Timothy Mutebile, the retired Commander of the Engineering Brigade who lost to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   School administrators have been pushed against the wall by the Ministry of Education’s directive that blocks teachers from part-timing in multiple schools. The decades-old model that enables private schools to affordably access skills of the best, experienced teachers without paying full salaries is also falling victim …

Luwero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   The Democratic Party has registered another setback after the District and Town Councils’ Party Executive committee leaders in Luwero district defected to National Unity Platform. Luwero district was a DP stronghold until the National Resistance Army-NRA launched a guerilla war in the area between …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court in Kampala has ordered Uganda Land Commission to pay more than one billion shillings to a man whose land fell under the Land Fund Program for compensation of the absentee Landlords.  The order was made by Justice Musa Ssekaana after a successful …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  “With the advancement of information technology will come more sophisticated crime”. This and other related statements are commonly used by even those who advance the need for a digitally-led society.  This, therefore, means that the advancement in IT is a necessary evil, which will …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A company contracted by Makerere University to supply graduation gowns for their students is in court seeking to recover more than two billion shillings in arrears. The company -Team Uniform Limited- has filed its suit at the Commercial Division of High Court through its …