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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former Minister in Idi Amin’s government says Uganda’s third President has at times been harshly judged for the military brutality during  his eight-year rule. Professor Edward Rugumayo who served as the Minister of Education under Amin says was not foreign to Uganda but …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) chief of training, Maj. Gen. Willis Byarugaba, has tasked East African member states to pursue joint military trainings which he says will create a united front on combating terrorism and peace building within the region. Speaking at the graduation ceremony …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Staff and students of Makerere University have undergone training on safety and fire fighting. Norah Nalubowa, the acting Warden Livingstone Hall and the Warden Africa Hall disclosed that the training targeted all hall guards, chief custodians, custodians, head cleaners and some students’ leaders. “The people …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Martyrs Catholic Secretariat at Namugongo has decided to carry out tests on the quality of the holy water. Many pilgrims who flock Namugongo to celebrate the Martyr’s Day fetch water from the man-made lake. They have often given testimonies that the water heals …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI is set to conduct phase one trials of the Rift Valley Fever human vaccine. The trials are expected to start next month. The trial will use an improved version of ChAdOx1-GnGc-a vaccine currently only used by animals to treat RVF …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda exported Gold worth $363m (1.3trillion shillings) in March alone, according to Bank of Uganda. This is the first time the country has exported gold worth that much ever in a single month. This brings the total export for the three months to March 2019 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said he will mediate in the Lango cultural leadership dispute. President Museveni said this on Friday while addressing Journalists at Lira Hotel after the conclusion of his two day anti-poverty mobilization in Lango Sub-region. Museveni said he had initially been informed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A civil Society group says government should not award tax exemptions considered “harmful” to the country’s economy. The Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) says harmful  tax exemptions cost the tax payer over 1.4 trillion shillings during the 2017/18 financial year. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists accredited to cover Parliament have expressed mixed reactions to the proposal that Parliament should consider paying them monthly top-up allowances. The proposal was presented by Uganda Parliamentary Press Association President (UPPA), Moses Mulondo to the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga on Thursday. Mulondo told Kadaga that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has given three months to a committee to study and develop a white paper from the 2016 Visitation Committee Report of Makerere University. In a Friday statement released by the Ministry of Education, the 17-member committee composed of academic and technical staff is …