Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City South Division is seeking 50 Million Shillings to construct temporary structures to host part of their offices at their division gardens. Established in 2020, Mbarara City South Division is made of three former Divisions of Kakoba, Nyamitanga and Nyakayojo following the elevation of …
Read More »A tale of one student who beat the odds to attain a university degree
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kato Laban, 29 will be part of thousands of students who are due to graduate at the 73rd graduation ceremony of Makerere University in February. On Wednesday, he broke the internet by sharing a little portion of his remarkable journey which he described as an …
Read More »KAKUMIRO: P.7 candidates who sat special maths paper fail to access results
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is panic among teachers, parents and candidates of St. Christine Primary school in Kakumiro district after they have all failed to access the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE results for 2022 that were released on Friday. The Uganda National Examinations Board released the 2022 Primary Leaving …
Read More »Mother arrested for killing her 10-Year-old son
Kibuku, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kibuku district have arrested a 49-year-old mother for allegedly whipping her 10-year-old child to death. The suspect has been identified as Tolophina Kanyi, a resident of Saala cell, Kirika sub County. Samuel Semewo, the acting Bukeddi North Regional Police Spokesperson said that on …
Read More »Kasese municipality never recognized homosexuals as minorities – Mayor
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese Municipality Mayor Chance Kahindo has disregarded information circulating on social media that his council passed a bylaw recognising homosexuals and transgender people as minority groups. Kasese municipal council early last year was engaged by a Human Rights Awareness Promotion Forum-HRAPF, an NGO promoting …
Read More »Ongwen yet to choose country for his jail term
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Commander of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord’s Resistance Army – LRA, Dominic Ongwen is yet to make a formal submission to the Presidency of the International Criminal Court – ICC of a preferred country where he will be serving his 25-years’ jail sentence. …
Read More »Creative industry should contribute to the national revenue basket
Where the artist is a freelancer and is hired by a promoter, events manager or another artist, the person who hired their services is required to withhold 6% of the amount paid to the artist if the artist is Ugandan based COMMENT | Sarah M. Chelangat | Over the last two …
Read More »Uganda shilling romps over regional peers, dollar
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda shilling ended the year 2022 on a strong not having appreciated against the US dollar over the previous few months. According to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the Ugandan shilling appreciated by 1.9 percent in December against the US Dollar, …
Read More »Police investigates mysterious death of two brothers in Soroti
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Soroti are investigating circumstances under which two brothers died in Agaya village, Arapai sub county in Soroti district on Wednesday night. The brothers have been identified as Levi Okello, 30 and Michael Etoru, 26. The duo died after allegedly drinking a concoction …
Read More »Nwoya district struggles to recover swindled PDM funds
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya district is yet to fully recover funds swindled by civil servants meant for the implementation of the Parish Development Model. This comes nearly four months after an internal audit unearthed the misappropriation of shillings 243 million meant to facilitate PDM implementation for the FY …
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