NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s private sector completed the third quarter (January-March) of this financial year on a lower note as firms reported lower business across the main economic sectors. The deterioration in business conditions during March, marked the end of a 16-month upward improvement trend in the health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defence, Jacob Markson Oboth, has warned East Africa Community member states against prioritizing competition on defence matters and neglecting to secure and develop the region. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the EAC meeting of Chief Executive Officers of Military Industrial facilities …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Muslims have appealed to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) top management to consider affirmative action for them while recruiting staff to enable the Muslim community “move at the same pace” with other Ugandans. The Muslims also want management to at least designate …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents and leaders in Yumbe District have hailed the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) for restoring sanity along the disputed Uganda-South Sudan Border in the West Nile sub-region. Over the past years, residents along the disputed border areas of Uganda-South Sudan have grappled with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary representative for Lower Madi County in Madi-Okollo District, Ronald Afidra, has called for a review of Uganda’s traffic laws following the several road accidents registered over the Easter period. The accidents have caused injuries and loss of lives. “You are aware that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has ample manpower to teach the Kiswahili language, the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Affairs, Rebecca Kadaga, has assured Parliament. She, however, revealed that the biggest challenge is in deployment of the teachers. The teaching of Kiswahili is intended to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  General Wilson Mbadi, the newly appointed State Minister of Trade, has issued a stern warning to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) and the Trade Ministry staff. He made it clear that incompetence and laxity will not be tolerated under his leadership. Gen …

COMMENT | AARON ORENA | The appreciation for local shows and films is currently at an all-time high. With the dominance of international shows gradually diminishing, Ugandans are cautiously learning to watch and appreciate local shows. Slowly, these shows have begun to curve out a place in popular culture. Unknown …

SPECIAL REPORT | THE INDEPENDENT | Visually-impaired Ugandans mainly those interested in budget transparency and accountability will now find it a little easier to follow the developments, following the introduction of the brail format of the citizen’s guide to the budget. The Citizen’s Guide to the Budget is a simplified document …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Makerere University alumnus has asked President Museveni not to assent to the University Council’s recommendation to appoint Professor William Bazeyo Chancellor. The Chancellor is the titular head of the University. He presides at all ceremonial assemblies of the University and in this name, confers …