NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  At least 1243 people who were evicted from the land occupied by Kibale National Park in 1992 have dragged government to court seeking compensation or alternatively repossess their land. The affected persons led by Alex Nduhuura have sued the Attorney General and Kabarole District Local Government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has demanded an explanation from the government about the continuous power outages in Gulu and Lira districts. Gulu district has been experiencing major power outages since 2012 with blackouts recorded daily, which has affected several businesses. Presenting a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs to present a list of patients treated at Nakasero hospital. The committee was on Tuesday meeting the Defense Ministry officials led by Lieutenant General Joseph Musanyufu, the UPDF Joint Chief …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda National Examination Board- UNEB has embarked on investigations to establish circumstances under, which several parcels of Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE scripts reached respective centers with broken seals. Many examination centers in Wakiso, Mpigi and Masaka districts received parcels with broken seals raising suspicion that they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A meeting between Uganda Revenue Authority-URA and traders in Kampala on Tuesday ended without a common resolution as traders accused URA officials of coming up with directives without consulting them. The meeting, which took place at Imperial Royale hotel in Kampala was organized by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Absenteeism of candidates during national examinations is causing wastage of resources. According to Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB, 100 candidates countrywide did not turn up for Primary Leaving Examinations-UNEB examinations. Dan Odongo, the UNEB Executive Secretary, says that candidates that fail to show up for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  It was jubilation around city several schools when bells signaling the end of the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE were sounded. The examinations ended at 4:30 pm in many schools due to delayed delivery of the examination papers. At some schools, few scripts were delivered, which made some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Gulu municipal authorities have impounded and destroyed more than 1000 boxes of the banned sachet alcohol. They include bond Bond 7, Uganda Waragi, Royal Navi, Chief Waragi, Adrikos Hunters Gin and White Ram among others. The impounded alcohol was packed in sachets less than …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | There is increased tension along the Uganda-Rwanda border of Katuna, after Rwandan security officials shot two of their nationals who had crossed into Uganda to smuggle irish potatoes. The Monday evening incident happened 300 meters away from the Ugandan border. One of the two victims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Parliament has given government two weeks to return the sugar bill 2016 to the house. In 2018, Parliament passed the sugar bill 2016 excluding zoning, which would allow sugar millers to set up factories and buy cane from out growers without any restrictions. However, …