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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has upheld the decision of schools to indefinitely suspend students found in possession of drugs that may endanger public safety, health, and morality. According to Civil Division High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana, schools have a broader duty to protect the welfare …

Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The implementers of the Exotic Goat Rollout Program, initiated by President Museveni to boost goat farming and meat exports, are grappling with financial challenges that threaten the project’s success. Launched in 2019 as a five-year initiative, the program aims to bolster goat meat production …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Owino, the Director of St. Mary’s Secondary School in Mbale district is in trouble for allegedly providing students with fabricated Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) results. He was apprehended on Friday following a tip-off from a …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Simon Peter Mosing, the founder of the Church of Christ in Lorengecora Town Council, is currently on the run for the alleged theft of cattle to finance the construction of his church. Pastor Mosing went into hiding on September 17th, 2023 when he was …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | First Deputy Prime Minister Rebecca Kadaga has launched a fundraising drive for the forthcoming royal wedding of the Kyabazinga, Gabula Nadiope, to HRH Jovia Mutesi. Earlier this month, Gabula was introduced to Mutesi’s parents in Mayuge district, leading to a traditional wedding, befitting of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni has revealed that the Uganda Peoples Defense Force (UPDF) has killed a notorious Allied Democratic Force (ADF) commander Meddie Nkalubo, in a recent raid on the ADF camps in the Eastern DR Congo. Using his (formerly Twitter) X handle on September 23rd 2023, …

The USPA-Nile Breweries Sports Personality of the year 2022 is athlete Kiplimo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Long distance ace Jacob Kiplimo was on Saturday night named the USPA-Nile Special Uganda Sports Personality of the Year 2022. Kiplimo was recognised – for his very first Uganda Sports Personality of the …

Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is not ready to take up the responsibility of sustaining students in boarding schools, the First Lady also Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has revealed. Despite the repeated requests by parents and community leaders for the government to build dormitories …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has picked interest in investigating the allegations against a former International Criminal Court (ICC) official over facilitating and financing the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel leader Joseph Kony. This comes just two days after Brigid Inder, a former Special Gender Advisor to former …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati, announced its sponsorship of the highly anticipated 29th Uganda International Trade Fair under the theme “Driving Manufacturing and Trade Efficiency through Digital Transformation and Innovation”. The event is scheduled to take place from the 3rd to the 10th of October at the UMA …