Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Museveni and Mbabazi: NRM Historicals, party leaders, cadres speak out THE WEEK Helicopter crash: World mourns NBA legend Kobe Bryant THE LAST WORD Why economic growth matters: Evidence of how GDP growth has led …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UN Women Country representative in Kampala has decried the high cost implications of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and warned that it denies Ugandan communities resources they would have put in much-needed development projects. “Uganda is incurring over Shs77 billion in cost or …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan nationals living in refugee camps in Uganda have appealed to President Salvar Kiir and armed opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar to visit them and get their views towards achieving a lasting peace in the war-ravaged country. There are over one million refugees from …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly half of the students who sat for the Uganda Certificate of Education- UCE exams failed Physics and Chemistry papers. Results released this morning by the Uganda National Examinations Board indicate that at least 166,530, out of the 333,060 students who sat for the …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Museveni said she is happy to hear that more girls sat for the Uganda Certificate of Education-UCE exams in 2019. According to Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB, 169,258 girls registered and sat for the 2019 exams against …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Chinese company Power China International Group Limited has submitted an application to construct the 840 Mega Watts Ayago hydropower plant on River Nile. According to the Uganda Gazette this week, the company seeks a license for generation and sale of electricity from Ayago dam …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Law School is seeking approval for a University College status. The School has enjoyed autonomy since the 2012 restructuring of Makerere University from a Faculty-Based Model to a Collegiate Model. It has been the only semi-autonomous school in Makerere University amongst other Colleges. …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed government to avail additional funding of 10.3 billion shillings to the Tourism Sector to among others enable the hosting of the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Conference. This followed the adopted of the Budget Committee report on the financial …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB has withheld UCE results of 1,262 candidates over examination malpractices. According to UNEB, there was a decrease in examination malpractices compared to 2018 when 1,825 candidates had their results withheld. Speaking at the release of the 2019 UCE results on …
Read More »
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved an additional budget of 164.05 billion shillings to the health sector in the financial year 2020/2021. This followed the adoption of the Budget Committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper in which Members of Parliament recommended additional funds for different activities …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
