Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kibaale are holding a woman in connection to the death of her husband. The suspect is Clementine Mukamuligo, a resident of Kacu village in Kyakazihire sub-county in Kibaale district. She is accused of murdering her husband Doriko Kalega around 11 pm on Monday. …
Read More »Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | As the world commemorates International Women’s Day, Hello World, a UK-based charity is making a mark in boosting digital skills in Uganda. The organization has built 49 ‘Hello Hubs’ countrywide: thirteen located in the Nakivale refugee settlement, fourteen in the central region, eight in the …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thousands of girls defiled and impregnated in Luwero district are not reporting to police stations, a report has revealed. According to the Police crime report released recently, a total of 166 cases of defilement were reported in 2022 in Luwero district of which 68 were classified …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Mugerwa, the head coach of the national netball team, she cranes has criticized the criteria which the world netball uses to determine world netball rankings. Mugerwa’s reaction was in response to the newest netball rankings published by the International Netball Federation, which saw …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was an uproar during plenary on Tuesday when the State Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development, Persis Princess Namuganza decided to sit on the front bench reserved for Ministers despite her censure on January 23, 2023. At least 348 out of the 356 …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of learners opting for science subjects and mathematics at the advanced level of education is gradually increasing, 20 years after the government started prioritizing and investing in sciences. Since 2005, the study of science subjects became compulsory for O’level students, aligning with …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Constitutional Court Judge, Kenneth Kakuru is dead. According to reliable sources, Justice Kakuru breathed his last at Aga Khan Hospital in Kenya’s, capital Nairobi after losing the battle to cancer. “He has just passed away in Nairobi. He’s been too unwell,” said the source. Another source …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people were killed and eight others injured seriously in Bukedea district on Monday evening when a Toyota Hiace registration number UBK 702H they were traveling on board overturned at Tamula along Mbale- Soroti highway. The vehicle overturned after sustaining a tyre bust killing the …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira College Butiki Old Boys Association-KICOBA has rejected the newly posted head teacher, Paul Mwogeza, on the grounds that he is not an old boy of the school and therefore lacks the passion to run it. Mwogeza tookover the school on March 1, 2023, …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gerald Ampulire, the Director of Studies at Malera- Kabarwa Seed Secondary School in Bukedea District is in trouble over the disappearance of 14 computers from the school laboratory on Sunday night. Ampulire, who teaches Christian Religious Education-CRE was arrested after a Police dog led detectives to his house …
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