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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the world commemorated the World Day Against Child Labor, Uganda said it is making effort to eliminate the vice, which has been exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Uganda National Household Survey 2019/2020 shows that child labor increased to 36 percent up from …

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five percent of nodding syndrome victims in Acholi and parts of Lango sub-region have developed severe mental problems, the health minister Dr. Ruth Jane Aceng has revealed. Aceng said the children require urgent rehabilitation noting that they have become a huge burden to their parents …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Law makers on the Greater North Parliamentary Forum have committed support towards reintroducing the Human Rights Defenders Bill. The bill seeks to recognise, promote and enhance the protection of the work and activities of human rights defenders. Silas Aogon, the chairperson of the forum says processing …

Otuke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has ordered a comprehensive operation against the Karamojong cattle rustlers in Northern and Eastern Uganda. The president was on Saturday meeting leaders from Acholi and Lango sub-region, at the Presidential Lodge in Baralegi, Okwang sub-county in Otuke district. Museveni who said the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row between a section of vendors and Arua city authorities over the proposed demolition of the temporary Owino and Lobida food markets. The markets located along Lemerijoa and Idi Amin road in Central division, host more than one thousand vendors and …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 100 women in Fort Portal city have been trained on financial literacy by Stanbic Bank. The three-day training at Gardens restaurant in Fort Portal targeted to help women access knowledge to finance accessibility, finding markets, suppliers and strong business records that can …

Donors urged to invest in both emergency response and long-term solutions ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | Insecurity, cattle rustling, COVID-19 after shock, rising food prices, climate change and limited resources are some of the factors pushing thousands of Karimojong households into destitution, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Acholi sub-region on Saturday petitioned President Yoweri Museveni demanding his intervention to sort out the recurring insecurity in Apaa township once and for all. The leaders say that the Acholi communities residing in Apaa township which borders Adjumani and Amuru districts are experiencing …

TotalEnergies has unveiled a biodiversity program in Tilenga development area Hoima, Uganda  | ISAAC KHISA | TotalEnergies EP Uganda will ensure that all the different kinds of life in its project area is well protected amid the ongoing oil and gas developments in the country’s pristine environment, according to its …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Chama Cha Kiswahili Africa Mashariki, an Association that brings together Lecturers of Kiswahili from higher institutions in East Africa have pointed blended Swahili known as ‘Sheng’ as one of the major challenges facing promotion of the language across the region. Sheng …