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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Katikkiro of Buganda Kingdom Charles Peter Mayiga has appealed for a review of Uganda’s population control strategy. Mayiga says that poverty is a key issue in the country’s population growth that should be prioritized. According to Mayiga, the government and other population control …
Read More »Education ministry says asking parents for masks is illegal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of education and sports has warned institutions to desist from pestering parents to provide facial masks for finalists. This comes following several reports that schools are asking parents to provide as many as five facial masks and shields for their children ahead …
Read More »Poor state of Lira-Pader road paralyzes transport
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Transport along the 61.5 kilometer Acholibur-Puranga road in Pader district came to a halt for the better part of Wednesday morning due to the bad state of the road. Several travelers spent the night in the cold along the road because of a truck …
Read More »Five hospitalized, 18 arrested in Katakwi NRM residual elections
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people on Wednesday sustained serious injuries and 18 others are in custody after chaos marred the NRM Primaries for Woman MP Katakwi District in Okore Sub County. Tensions have been high after the NRM tribunal nullified the election of Jessica Alupo Epel as …
Read More »MP disowns lawyer in supreme court case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama in the Supreme Court when the appeal challenging the constitutional order ejecting six legislators from the newly created municipalities came up for hearing on Wednesday morning. The legislators are Patrick Ocan from Apac Municipality, Dr. Elioda Tumwesigye, Sheema Municipality, Tarsis Rwaburindore …
Read More »16 year old found at live sex party was ‘sold’ by elder sister-Police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 16-year-old girl who was picked up together with 21 others from a live sex party in Kireka in Kiira Municipality was sold to the organisers by her elder sister, Police Detectives have learnt. According to police investigators, the teenager was brought from Masaka …
Read More »Lira diocese sets up Covid-19 support teams
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira Catholic Diocese has put in place a Covid-19 support team to spearhead the fight against coronavirus. The team will be at the deanery and parish level. The support team which is also expected to be created at chapels and small Christian communities is …
Read More »Japan injects $600,000 in malnutrition fight in Karamoja
Karamoja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Japanese government has through the World Food Program- WFP donated US$600,000 (Shillings 2,231,378,400) to Uganda to boost nutrition and prevent infant and maternal mortality in Karamoja region. WFP Country Director, El-Khidir Dloum handed over the donation to Karamoja Affairs Minister, John Byabagambi at …
Read More »Police arrests 3 more suspects over hacking into telecoms- Banks’ aggregator
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cyber detectives at Criminal Investigations Directorate – CID have arrested three more people in connection to the ongoing investigations into the hacking of Pegasus technologies and causing loss of billions of shilling to two telecommunication giants and two Banks. Hackers early this month …
Read More »40 schools allowed to reopen in Omoro district
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Omoro have approved 40 out of 120 schools in the district and four technical institutes to reopen for final year learners on Thursday. The schools scored over 60 per cent of the recommended Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) issued the Ministry of …
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