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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government is investigating reports of trafficking of girls for labour and sex, allegedly taking place in Arapai market in Soroti district. State Minister for Gender and Cultural Affairs, Peace Mutuuzo says that the Gender Ministry is bothered about reports that parents are selling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A section of Members of Parliament on the Education Committee have criticized a new policy by the Ministry of Education and Sports that requires all teachers without degrees to upgrade. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza said that the teachers …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Luweero district has stopped the construction of solar-powered mini-water schemes citing high cost and low coverage.   The schemes were introduced in 2016 to address water shortages in the district, and to replace shallow wells and deep boreholes, which were initially, the main water technologies used …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Taxi operators and passengers are concerned about the new traffic guidelines released by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). On Friday 18th October 2019 KCCA issued traffic changes due to the on-going construction of the Kampala Fly Over and the Namirembe – Luwum Street. The …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Passengers travelling from Juba in South Sudan to Gulu in Northern Uganda now have a faster option, thanks to the introduction of commercial flights between the two towns. The route will be operated by a privately owned airline; Sky Travel and Aviation, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A three-member panel of the East African Court of Justice has been constituted to hear the case challenging the decision by Rwanda to close Uganda Rwanda border points in Gatuna and Chanika. The panel comprises of Justice Monica Mugenyi, the Principal Judge of the East …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A section of youths has petitioned Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga demanding immediate action to reduce unemployment. The petition was presented through the  umbrella; Uganda Youth Federation for Good Governance, today. Eric Bithum Opondo, the Organisation’s General Secretary said  that parliament needed to recognize that …

Agago,  Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Every October 22, Josephine Akullu, 57, a resident of Onyol central village in Omot Sub-county in Agago district suffers an anxiety attack. On this date, 17 years ago, Akullu ended her routine chores with no thoughts of running into trouble.  But that very evening, tragedy …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has drafted an ambitious roadmap for the transformation of the energy sector from dependence on Biomass to modern forms of energy. Under the new policy, quality solar and electric pressure cooking technologies will be cheaply promoted for homesteads …

  The industry still grapples with limited awareness, inadequate skilled labour Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Assets held in Collective Investment Schemes (CIS)  that includes savings and credit cooperative societies, local individuals, investment clubs, institutional investors and local companies in Uganda, has increased sharply over the last six years …