Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has rejected a move by several schools to break off for non-candidate classes during PLE. Several schools mainly in urban centres, had sent out circulars asking parents with learners in the boarding section to pick non-candidates in order to …
Read More »US insists on funding Ebola through agencies despite health ministry outcry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown, has defended their decision to provide funding directly to other donors and agencies involved in activities to curtail the further spread of the Ebola virus other than the government. Natalie says the US has extended 22.3 …
Read More »Four arrested over murder of LCI chairperson in Kikuube
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four suspects are in police custody in Masindi district for the alleged murder of 43-year-old Julius Irumba, the LCI Chairperson of Musaijamukuru village in Buhimba sub-county. They are Richard Nyaika 38, a resident of Bweyale in Kiryandongo, Stephen Aliganyira 32, a resident of Bucunga village …
Read More »Stray elephants invade Kitgum district
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Namokora sub-county in Kitgum district are crying foul because of stray elephants that are destroying their crops. Geoffrey Opyet, the LC3 chairperson of Namokora sub-county says that elephants estimated to be between 50 to 100 in number invaded the area on Thursday last …
Read More »Geosteady dominates Roast & Rhyme’s Afro Halloween Edition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kigozi George Wiliam, popularly known as Geosteady, was one of the headline acts at the just-concluded Roast and Rhyme Afro-Halloween edition held at Jahazi Pier Munyonyo, and set the pace for what would be an exciting live musical affair for the rest of the evening. …
Read More »EBOLA: Minister Aceng backtracks on early closure of schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, has backtracked on her earlier proposal of cutting the school term short as one of the means to stop the deadly Ebola virus disease from spreading into schools. During a televised interview broadcast on Sunday, Dr. Aceng …
Read More »NARO launches anti-tick vaccine in Mbarara
Mbarara, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Ministers, Members of Parliament, and National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) scientists late last week commissioned the trial of an anti-tick vaccine in Mbarara district to protect cattle from ticks and related diseases. The first scientific launch on Thursday at the Mbarara Zonal Agricultural Research and …
Read More »Prisons boss irked by questions about jailed NUP supporters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General Uganda Prisons Services has asked supporters of the National Unity Platforms (NUP) party, to stop pestering him to release their members in prisons, saying he has no powers to do so. He has instead advised them to redirect the appeals …
Read More »Teachers in Amolatar district protest over unpaid salaries
Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several teachers in government-aided schools in Amolatar district are protesting the nonpayment of their salaries. Over 100 teachers scattered in 11 schools in the district have gone without pay since September. Some of the affected teachers joined the District Local Government recently, and have not …
Read More »Roast and Rhyme lives up to halloween enjoyments promise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Halloween décor and costumes, fun group activities and effortlessly executed live music ensured that the just-concluded Afro-Halloween edition of Roast and Rhyme – and the last edition of 2022 –was an exceptional experience. Organised by Swangz Avenue and Bell Lager (a product of Uganda Breweries …
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