NEWS

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Soroti district has attributed the low performance in Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE to inadequate teaching staff and accommodation. 390 out of 867 teachers in the district lack accommodation. Soroti also operates on 71:1 [pupil: teacher] ratio against the 43:1 national average [2016 Statistical Abstract of UBOS]. According …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UN agency devoted to ending AIDS as a public health threat is calling on top politicians and governments across the world to ensure the right to quality healthcare is upheld, and not just a privilege to be enjoyed by the wealthy. UNAIDS executive director …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Two Professors are battling it out for the top leadership of Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS).  They are Damalie Nakanjako, a Professor of Medicine and Dean of the School of Medicine, Moses Joloba, a Professor of Molecular Biology, Immunology and Microbiology and Dean …

  Malaba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Sudanese national has been arrested trying to cross into Uganda from Kenya with material that Uganda Revenue Authority believes is for making fake US dollars. The suspect, Duach Chuol Kaylech Toang, was held after his luggage at Malaba One Stop Border Post (OSBP) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved the nomination of Solomon Silwany, the Bukooli Central Member of Parliament and Safia Naluke Juuko, the National PwD representative in Parliament as the new backbench commissioners. The two will sit on the Parliamentary Commission, the highest decision-making organ of Parliament. It is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has launched an application that will among others help the public track proposed Bills and directly submit petitions for consideration. The Speaker Rebecca Kadaga launched the web-based and mobile application named ‘Uganda Bungeni’ at the on-going parliament week departmental exhibitions. Bungeni is a Swahili …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Police in Matugga are holding a man accused of strangling his wife to death. Haruna Lukyamuzi, a resident of Buwambo zone in Wakiso district reportedly strangled his wife, Prossy Namugoya to death on Sunday night. Hussein Kato, the Buwambo Zone Defense Secretary, says the couple …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Henry Ariganyira Musasizi, the Rubanda East County Member of Parliament is the new Rubanda District NRM Chairperson.  Musasizi who got 73 votes defeated his closest contender and a business tycoon, Benon Bwebare who garnered 54 votes. Musasizi was declared winner amidst tight security on Tuesday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has closed several bakeries belonging to top supermarkets around Kampala for failure to adhere to health standards. The bakeries include that of Capital Shoppers in Ntinda and Nakawa branches, Tuskys supermarket Ntinda and Nansana branches, and Mega Standard on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The People Power movement has reportedly lost trust in Bosmic Otim, a popular musician and member of the pressure group in Acholi sub region over his suspicious alliance with the National Resistance Movement-NRM party. Trouble for Bosmic started after his photo with president, Yoweri Museveni …