Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is applying for the MasterCard Foundation COVID-19 recovery and resilience programme to finance the establishment of smart classrooms. This is one of the interventions that the university is considering following the effect of COVID-19 on routine learning programmes. The university like all …
Read More »Five family members arrested for killing veteran UPDF soldier
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Rukungiri district is holding five people in connection to the killing of a veteran Uganda Peoples Defense Forces Corporal Ambrose Nabimanya. The deceased is a resident of Kashegu village in Nyakagyeme sub-county, Rukungiri district. According to Noah Bigabwomwe, the deceased’s relative, Nabimanya …
Read More »Village chairpersons investing ex-gratia payment in self-help projects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the village chairpersons in Wakiso are investing the annual ex-gratia payment of 120,000 Shillings for the benefit of the local council committee. The government of Uganda pays a monthly fee of 10,000 Shillings to each village chairperson as recognition for their work. …
Read More »Sociologists predict surge in suicide cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scholars in human behaviour, development and society have predicted a likelihood of suicide as a form of protest or expression of emotional distress among Ugandans. Early this month, the country witnessed a horrifying incident of a young man who burnt himself inside the Masaka district …
Read More »Traffic officers accused of using routes charts to extort money from drivers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Kampala are accusing traffic police officers of extorting money from those found driving on routes other than those specified on their route charts. They reportedly target taxis with no displayed route charts on the windscreen. The government, through Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA …
Read More »Rider seeks justice for skull injuries sustained during curfew enforcement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man who was allegedly beaten by police officers while rushing a sick person to the hospital during curfew time is seeking justice after sustaining life-threatening injuries on the head. Nelly Julius Kalema, a resident of Bukoto II parish in Nakawa division was taking his …
Read More »Aswa region police intensifies community policing as crime rates soar
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Aswa river region has rolled out an intense community policing programme to address an increase in crime rates in the region. The region comprises eight districts of Pader, Gulu, Amuru, Lamwo, Omoro, Kitgum, Nwoya and Agago. Jimmy Patrick Okema, the region’s police public …
Read More »Kasese reacts to Winnie Kiiza’s political departure
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese Woman MP Winnie Kiiza, is to many of the residents of Kasese a symbol what defines their political affiliation and beliefs. Kiiza became a pivot for politics in the region when she galvanized efforts to position Kasese as an “opposition stronghold” and to others …
Read More »Health workers abandon duty at Kitgum general hospital
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six health workers from Pandwong health centre III who were temporarily working at Kitgum general hospital have abandoned the duty station. The health workers had been incorporated among staffs of Kitgum general hospital in April this year after the district COVID-19 taskforce …
Read More »Kadaga asks village leaders to take over enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked village leaders to spearhead the enforcement of presidential guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19. Kadaga, who was speaking at the launch of the distribution of government face masks in Kamuli district on Saturday said that most …
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