Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition Members of Parliament have asked Makerere University management to revisit the 15% increment on tuition. For the past three days, students of Makerere have been engaged in running battles with security following a protest against the 15 per cent tuition increment, which is being implemented …
Read More »AU judiciaries to adopt new arbitration plan in Kampala meeting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Delegates from the African Union Court on Human and People’s Rights are expected to adopt a new plan of action for arbitration of cases when they converge in Kampala next week. The teams will be in Uganda for a high-level dialogue on emerging Human rights …
Read More »Court allows Mumbere to travel abroad for treatment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of High Court – ICD has allowed Rwenzururu King Charles Mumbere to travel abroad for medical treatment. Justice Margaret Oumo Oguli, however, declined to allow him permission to travel to Kasese on grounds that he can easily interfere with state …
Read More »Besigye condemns student arrests at Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former President of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Dr. Kizza Besigye has condemned the arrests and detention of students at Makerere University for protesting against the 15 percent tuition increment. The increase in fees is being implemented so that all new students enrolling …
Read More »Nagirinya’s sister breaks down in police court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sister of murdered social worker, Maria Nagirinya broke down while testifying in the police court. Nakyejjwe burst into tears as she narrated how Nateete police station acted un-bothered despite informing them that Nagirinya and her part-time driver Ronald Kitayimbwa had been kidnapped. She …
Read More »Uganda, African military chiefs discuss Great Lakes security issues
Goma, DR Congo | AFP | Senior military officers from five African Great Lakes countries met on Thursday to discuss violence which plagues part of their region, sources said. A military official said senior officers from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda gathered in the eastern town …
Read More »Sister Gladyce Kachope one of best teachers in Africa, wins $10,000 prize
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Sister Gladyce Kachope of Immaculate Heart Girls Rukungiri, is one of three winners of the first Continental Teacher Prize. Kachope, Eric Ademba of Kenya and Augusta Lartey-Young from Ghana each win a prize of $10,000 for secondary school teachers. The African Union (AU) on …
Read More »Milestone: Another strain of polio eradicated worldwide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An independent commission of experts has announced that wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated across the world. The announcement made on World Polio Day today represents a historic achievement for humanity following the eradication of smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. There are …
Read More »Equal opportunities commission to spend UGX 200m on rent every month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) will spend up to 208 million Shillings every month to rent offices at the newly constructed Kingdom Kampala Building, along Nile Avenue. The Commission is a statutory body mandated to eliminate discrimination and inequalities in Uganda. It is also …
Read More »Mak student activist leader beaten, hospitalized
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown people have attacked Makerere University student activist Siperia Mollie Saasiraabo. Saasiraabo who is also the Guild Representative Councillor for the School of Psychology was attacked on Wednesday night near Complex Hall. The student leader was together with other 14 female students handed letters …
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