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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Settlement Commandant in the Office of the Prime Minister Bruno Asiimwe has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on eight charges of fraudulent false accounting. Asiimwe who is attached to Base Camp Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Isingiro district on Thursday appeared before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BoU) has warned that the rate at which Uganda’s public debt is increasing is a cause for worry as the country now hits 53 trillion Shillings in debt. BoU Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile issued the warning on Thursday while appearing before …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the Ministries of Education and Health continue pushing for the implementation of the botched National Sexuality Education Framework, religious groups have highlighted where the government went wrong with the document which was halted just after its launch. Fr. Ronald Okello, the Executive Secretary …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The installation of Closed Circuit Television- CCTV cameras has started in Soroti Municipality. Officials in Soroti have said at least 28 poles are being erected for the CCTV cameras to be placed on. The exercise is spearheaded by the Uganda Police Force. The exercise …

Kampala, Uganda | KHISA ISAAC | UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, on June.17 joined the rest of the world to celebrate African children in this year’s edition of the International Day of the African Child. June 16 every year has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested local musician, Mark Bugembe also known as Buchaman for allegedly disrupting a meeting organized by National Environment Management Authority –NEMA. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala police spokesperson said Buchaman was arrested by Katwe police after he mobilized youth to disrupt a NEMA …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been locked up in Masaka district quarantine centre after allegedly sneaking out of the COVID-19 red-flag areas of Kyotera district. The suspects were apprehended by security personnel at Makonzi landing site in Bukakata sub-county. Herman Ssentongo, the chairperson of the Masaka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  Makerere University has released the official admission lists for government sponsored students for A ‘ Level applicants for the academic year 2020/2021. The courses listed are tenable at Makerere University and Makerere University Business School (MUBS) respectively. (See lists below) Also released …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The emergence of the global coronavirus pandemic could turn into fortunes to Persons with Disabilities in Masaka district who have started making face-shields, a type of protective gear used to stop the transmission of the disease. The group had initially set out as environmental …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An ambulance and two other vehicles for COVID-19 response activities in Arua district are grounded. The task force team says that it requires up to 50 million Shillings to fix the ambulance and two double-cabin pickups which were due for service before they were …