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Kole, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Aspects of performing arts are helping young people in Northern Uganda to understand how to appraise situations, think outside the box and be more confident while faced with unfamiliar situations.  This is the basis on which a project titled. In the name of the Father …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namayingo district are searching for two clinical officers attached to Buyinjja health center IV over alleged theft of government drugs. The two suspects William Otheino and Cyrus Okuku have since fled their homes located in Buyinjja trading center. On Saturday the Namayingo …

Mukono, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A few school head teachers within Mukono district have challenged Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB secretary, Dan Odongo on discouraging schools from complete the syllabus in senior three. Odongo in his statement while releasing results of the 2019 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame will on Sunday, February 2, 2020, meet in Luanda, the Angolan capital for a second attempt at talks to resolve the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda. The presidents, whose advance teams from either country have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon the people of Rwenzori region and Uganda in general to “wake up” and put themselves out of poverty by engaging in diverse economic activities. Museveni says it’s unfortunate that in a region full of potential ranging from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of the public has expressed mixed reactions to the Traffic and Road Safety Bill, 2019 that was passed in Parliament on Wednesday. The Bill, passed by parliament with amendments, provides for the powers of the Minister for transport, registration and licensing and …

Wakiso, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A new report by a consortium of Non-Government Organizations in Wakiso District has rallied district leaders to advocate for the use of native languages in Primary and Secondary schools.   The consortium of NGOs led by Hyslink community Initiative indicated that many of the children studying …

Mukono, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Teachers in private and government schools are excited about the new curriculum introduced by the National Curriculum Development Center-NCDC. The new curriculum which is to be implemented starting next month with Senior One is intended at providing holistic education, promotion of critical thinking, creativity, numeracy, …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataaha Museveni has cautioned schools and teachers against compacting contents of the syllabus. She says that the practice is hurting the performance of students at several levels of learning.    The minister was reacting to the observation made …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has asked the Attorney General to push for the passing of the Administration of Judiciary Bill   Parliament has on several occasions since last year failed to debate the report on the Bill by the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee …