NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new trend of street dwellers is emerging in Soroti Municipality with adults pouring onto the streets. The adults that seem to be preoccupied during day scavenge the streets throughout the night looking for food and accommodation. Thanks to businesses that operate through the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has opened an audit into the Makerere University graduation gowns to ascertain whether all the guidelines on local procurement were followed. Uthman Ssegawa, the PPDA acting executive director, told reporters in Kampala on Thursday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | There is infighting among different political leaders in Entebbe municipal council arising from the poor implementation of the waste management policy. In 2018, Entebbe municipality adopted a policy, which stopped the use of garbage skips. The policy requires residents to collect waste in bags …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Ministry of Information Communication Technology and National guidance is seeking for 92 billion shillings to set up addresses on locations in the country. The Ministry also seeks to capture all existing physical addresses into a special database; Assign addresses to all locations in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The decision of Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB to release this year’s Primary Leaving Examination-PLE results at Kampala Parents School has raised eyebrows. It comes a day after UNEB issued a statement indicating that it would release the PLE results at the privately owned Kampala Parents …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Victims of Dunamiscoins Resource Centre Ltd, a blacklisted cryptocurrency exchange have petitioned parliament, in a fresh push for compensation for monies lost in the scam.  These were part of the thousands of Ugandans who lost their money to the exchange which was operating a money …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Makerere University has suspended hearing of cases in which three students were suspended for participating in the strike against fees increment. The students are Dhabona Job- Bachelor of Community Psychology, Mutatina Seiz- Bachelor of Commerce and Frank Bwambale pursuing a Bachelor of Journalism and Communication.  …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Mukono General Hospital has stopped treating suspects from Mukono Police Division who are not facilitated.  The division refers suspects to the Hospital for examination, treatment and other related medical care services. However, medical officers claim that the suspects spend long hours at the hospital on empty …

Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  There is uproar among leaders across Kigezi over the failure by Kabale district to preserve the seats during the sittings of Kigezi district council. Before it was split, Kigezi district council used to host councilors from Ndorwa, Bufumbira, Rujumbura, Kinkiizi, Rubanda, and Rukiga counties. Each …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Fifteen years ago, Samuel Obedgiu was abducted by the Lord’s Resistance Army. At only 11 years, he was a child soldier, with nothing ahead of him but a future filled with darkness and hopelessness. Born January 14, 1995, at St Joseph Hospital Kitgum Mission …