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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on the Education committee have called for sanctions against schools that charge extra fees while registering candidates for national exams. The MPs made the proposal as the committee embarked on scrutinizing  the Uganda National Examinations Board Amendment Bill 2020 on Tuesday. The committee chaired …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a bill providing for the inclusion of five representatives of older persons in the house. These will now form part of the other marginalized groups that are currently represented in parliament. Article 78 of the constitution provides for the composition of Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | With the National theatre lying empty, devoid of performers and patrons due to lockdown restrictions, Uganda National Cultural Centre-UNCC has decided to tap into digital resources to allow artists keep alive their talent virtually.        Robert Musiitwa, the UNCC communications Officer, says that …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement-NRM youth leaders from eastern region have pledged to support the re-election of the speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga as the second national chairperson of the ruling party.    The youth chairpersons drawn from various districts in Eastern Uganda unanimously resolved to back …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The former Makindye East Member of Parliament, Michael Mabikke has sued Law Development Center for canceling his Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.   Through his lawyers of Semuyaba, Iga and Company Advocates, Mabikke contends that after successfully completing his four year Bachelors of Law degree …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want some sectors of the economy still under lock down to re-open.  They argue that the sectors are prepared to meet the standard operating procedures and adhere to the COVID-19 guidelines.     Ever since the economy was locked in March 2020, some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of parliament (MPs) have created five Parliamentary seats for elderly persons, one of which has been ring-fenced for women. Every region including Central, Eastern, Northern and Western will each have a representative elected by the Elders’ Council constituting all the districts in a particular …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has okayed the nomination of aspirants for the Special Interest Groups-SIGs elections even when their names are not on the register. In February this year, Electoral Commission compiled a new register for Special Interest Groups elections.  Last week, the Commission embarked on the …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | The organisers of the annual Rotary Cancer Run have announced it will be held virtually in line with measures put in place to combat the spread of COVID-19. In a statement dated August 04, the organisers said that runners will participate at home while watching …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The incumbent Member of Parliament, Busongora South County in Kasese district Jackson Mbaju has been defeated in the Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party primaries. Mbaju lost to Alozious Baguma Kighima who polled 258 votes against Mbaju’s 245. The other candidate in the race …