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Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Girls have been encouraged to take up science subjects to achieve gender inclusiveness and break stereotypes surrounding science courses. This call was made by officials from the Electricity Regulatory Authority- ERA while meeting over 200 female students from seven secondary schools at Nyakasura School in …

Kaabong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kaabong district have asked for security deployment along the borderline between Uganda and Kenya to counter Turkana warriors. According to residents, the Turkana warriors have continued terrorizing the communities and their efforts to track cows that enter the Kenyan are futile. They also …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Special Force’s Command (SFC) officer attached to the Field Artillery Regiment in Waza, Nakaseke district has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and 40 years for aggravated robbery. RA /239288 Julius Ecee appeared before the Division Court Martial of 01 Special Forces Group …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan scholar Dr. Wandia Njoya has stressed the importance of knowledge to ensure the story and lessons from the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi of Rwanda are not lost. Speaking at a Public Lecture held at Makerere University Wednesday on the 30th commemoration of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is hope for learners in rural schools to benefit from the higher education students’ loan scheme after Parliament adopted a recommendation introducing the district quota system. The recommendation was passed following the adoption of the Higher Education Students’ Financing (Amendment) Bill, 2024 during the plenary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development insists that all the required infrastructure will be in place for the start of oil production by the end of 2025. Major infrastructure projects include the crude oil central processing facilities in the two areas; Kingfisher run by …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 200 youths from the Tilenga Training Academy have been enrolled for studies at the Uganda Petroleum Institute Kigumba (UPIK) in Kiryandongo district. They were selected from the 13,000 youths who applied through the Tilenga Massive open online courses a free program that started in 2022. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has launched a 20-year National Physical Development Plan aimed at ensuring that the whole of Uganda is a physical planning area. The plan (NPDP) for the period 2021 to 2040 is funded by the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the rationalisation of several government agencies, aiming at enhancing efficiency and optimizing resources. In a plenary session chaired by Speaker Anita Among, on Wednesday 17 April 2024, Parliament passed five bills related to this rationalisation, including the Warehouse Receipt System (Amendment) Bill …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Traders Association-TA have joined the nationwide strike by closing shop to protest the enforcement of the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solution-EFRIS. Traders say that, EFRIS is a form of taxation that will lower their customers’ purchasing power and over time create unfair business …