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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Private companies and non-government organizations with projects that can create employment for youth can now apply for support from the Dutch government-backed Challenge Fund for Youth Employment (CFYE) launched on Wednesday. The fund totaling 100 million euros (408 billion Shillings), targets 23 countries in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Minister of Education and Sports, Janet Kataha Museveni has tasked Makerere University officials to investigate why few women graduated this year at the postgraduate level. While the university had more women graduating on the overall, fewer women are graduating at higher levels of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The outgoing Church of Uganda Archbishop, Stanley Ntagali has expressed concern over the failure by the dioceses to contribute financial support to Uganda Christian University-UCU, a Christian institution founded by the Church. The University which replaced the historic Bishop Tucker Theological College, a renowned …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The increasing numbers of defilement cases in Busia have triggered worry among district leaders. More than 67 defilement cases have been registered since the beginning of the year, according to Patrick Lule, the operation commander at Busia Central Police Station. He says that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A land dispute in Lugazi Municipality has affected the disposal of garbage putting residents lives at risk. The municipality has for the last three years been dumping waste at Kakubansiri in Kawolo division until July 2019, when Shakur Sayid Mubarak, a resident at Lugazi …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Members of Parliament on the committee of Physical Infrastructure have asked the Ministry of Lands to avail a report on how the Land Fund was spent in the 2018/2019 financial year. Led by Kasilo County MP, Elijah Okupa and Butaleja West MP, James …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The fishing ban on Lake Kyoga has been extended further leaving fishermen and local leaders stuck. The ban was extended by leaders in the districts that share Lake Kyoga and the UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit, to allow the registration of all fishermen operating on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new cultural museum, the first of its kind has been set up in Kalangala, to preserve and promote the islands’ rich heritage to the rest of the world. Kalangala’s heritage stretches from the royal regalia in the Bukasa and Bubembe shrines, the tree species …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Hundreds of farmers in Kasese district want the environment office and government to regulate human activities in River Sebwe, a key tributary to Mubuku Irrigation Scheme as the water volumes continue to reduce. Mubuku was established by government as a settlement scheme in the …

Severe Desert Locust outbreak threatens rural food security across East Africa  Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  A serious and widespread Desert Locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea and northern Kenya with a high risk of further …