Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vocational training institutions in Ankole are still struggling to attract students. This is despite the fact that some of the such as Bushenyi technical College Kahaya, Kibasti Vocational institute, Ihunga polytechnic in Ntungamo, Rwentanga farm school in Mbarara and Rwampara farm school in Rwampara are …
Read More »Countries urged to ban decorative lead-based paint
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries have been asked to put in place legally binding controls to limit the production, import and sale of lead paint. Lead compounds are often added to oil-based decorative and industrial paints and other coatings to enhance colour, increase durability, maintain a fresh appearance, …
Read More »Fort Portal street parking contractor accused of flouting MoU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Motorists and Fort Portal municipal council authorities have accused the company contracted to collect street parking fees of flouting the Memorandum of Understanding – MoU. In August Fort Portal municipal council awarded the street parking tender to Woodfix Technical Services to collect local revenue on …
Read More »UPDF conducts countrywide mobilization of crime preventers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Force has embarked on the mobilization and documentation of all crime preventers across the country. Commander of the Reserve Force, Lieutenant General Charles Otema Awany and Chief of Defence Force, Gen David Muhoozi are coordinating the exercise.. During the exercise, the …
Read More »Pigs, sheep, and rabbits had highest population growth from 2008 -2018 – UBOS
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farming households in Uganda managed to increase the population of pigs, sheep, and rabbits between 2008 and 2018 at a faster rate than they did for cows and goats, new statistics have shown. The figures, published on Tuesday by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) …
Read More »King Oyo calls for an end to teenage pregnancy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The King of Tooro Kingdom, Oyo Nyimba Rukidi IV, has warned that Uganda’s future is lost due to teenage pregnancies. Oyo, who was speaking at Reach a Hand Uganda –RAHU’s fifth Inter-Generational Dialogue –IGD on Tuesday at Serena Hotel, called for an end to teenage …
Read More »Gov’t to reconsider ottal ban on plastics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manufacturers of plastics and polythene bags are concerned over Government’s move to re-introduce a total ban on plastics and polythene bags even after a law on environment was passed. President Museveni in March assented to the National Environment bill into law which among other things …
Read More »Gov’t not frustrating constitutional amendment bill- minister Ajedra
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Finance-General Duties, Gabriel Ajedra has dismissed claims by Shadow Attorney-General Wilfred Niwagaba that he was denied a Certificate of Financial Implications for the Constitutional Amendment Bill, 2019. Niwagaba sought a certificate for his Bill immediately after being granted leave by parliament …
Read More »Uganda Airlines new CEO tasks ahead
Former CEO Ephraim Bagyenda appointed director engineering and maintenance Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | The soon-to-be appointed CEO of the revived Uganda Airlines will have a challenging job ahead as he or she tries to identify the major shifts in the aviation industry and steer the company towards …
Read More »Use of Traditional bee hives affecting honey production in Rwenzori
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The poor quality of hives used by farmers in the Rwenzori region is affecting beekeeping. Most of the farmers use traditional beehives made of logs, banana fibres, mud and straw, gourd, woven grass or clay pots and are small in size. Eliezer Magezi is …
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