Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities at Wakiso district education department have resumed inspection of schools several months since they were closed in preparation for learners to return for studies, the district education officer Fredrick Kiyingi Kinobe has said. He says that district inspectors of schools will by Monday 14th …
Read More »Government criticised for neglecting environment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda marked the launch to the Environment week with attacks on the government for spending more resources on less important priorities at the expense of more important areas like the environment which has seen continuous and rising rates of degradation. The theme of the week’s …
Read More »Jinja NUP woman coordinator arrested for wearing red beret
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP woman coordinator in Jinja city, Manjeri Kyebakutika has been arrested over wearing a red beret in public. While addressing the press after attending the Kyabazinga’s coronation anniversary at Iganga palace in Jinja city on Sunday, police officers led by the officer …
Read More »No date yet for resumption of commercial flights -UCAA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority is still awaiting directives from the government on when commercial flights should resume as infrastructure upgrade continues at Entebbe International Airport amidst measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease. Last week, social media and a section of mainstream media …
Read More »Divergent political ideologies threaten opposition alliances
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Differences in political ideology and brands are threatening alliances by opposition political parties ahead of the 2021 general elections. Gen. Mugisha Muntu, the presidential candidate for Alliance for National Transformation-ANT says that an alliance is not feasible at the moment because other parties have …
Read More »Social stigma prompts discreet discharge of COVID-19 patients in Gulu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital on Saturday discreetly discharged 30 patients who have recovered from coronavirus disease – COVID-19. Earlier this week, 27 others were discharged bringing to 275 cumulative recoveries from the facility since May. The individuals who included Gulu based journalists were flagged off …
Read More »Traders urge President Museveni to sign landlord-tenant law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tenants in Kampala’s commercial buildings are calling on the president to quickly assent to the Landlord-Tenant Act 2018, saying it would help resolve the current conflicts over rent and other issues. This comes as the two sides fail to agree on whether to have the …
Read More »Pheona Wall replaces Kinobe as Uganda Law Society president
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has announced Pheona Nabasa Wall as their new President replacing Simon Peter Kinobe who has served for the last two years. Nabasa’s declaration follows the Saturday afternoon election by ULS members from different society polling stations across the country. They …
Read More »COVID-19 patient dies in Moroto Regional Referral Hospital
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An elderly COVID-19 patient has died from Moroto Regional Referral Hospital. The hospital’s director Dr Ben Watmon confirmed the death of an 87-year-old resident of Loputuk sub county in Moroto district on Saturday evening. He said the man reported to Moroto Hospital on September 10, …
Read More »Kanyamunyu seeks reconciliation with Akena family through Mato Put
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala businessman Mathew Kanyamunyu, a prime suspect in the shooting of child rights activist Kenneth Akena Watmon, is seeking traditional mediation in the case. Recently, Kanyamunyu’s family sought the intervention of Acholi Religious Leaders Peace Initiative (ARLPI) and the Acholi Cultural Institution to broker …
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