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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mob comprising parents of pupils at Kamiigo Primary School, in Buyengo town council of Jinja district have today stormed the head teacher’s office with the intention to lynch him over poor results from last year’s Primary Leaving Examinations -PLE. The parents who had been …

Airtel Uganda, Buganda Kingdom Launch the Kabaka Birthday Run 11th edition with pledge to end HIV/AIDs by 2030 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 11thedition of the highly anticipated annual Kabaka Birthday Run has been launched in a colourful ceremony today, 27th February 2024, at Bulange, Mengo. In partnership …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has denied knowledge of a man whose picture is making rounds on social as its staff abandoned at Iganga hospital. The picture of Wilson Okello has been circulating on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter) and WhatsApp since Friday with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fire outbreak has gutted OKLA Club Bar – Restaurant in the city, destroying property worth millions of shillings. The fire broke which out at the club located along Matia Mulumba Road in Old Kampala zone II at around midday is suspected to have started …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government of Uganda has admitted that it has broken several public debt safety points but now seeks to correct the situation through the new five-year Public Debt Management Framework. The framework (PDMF) drawn by the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development is …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With just three months to the annual Martyrs’ Day celebrations, Nebbi, the leading diocese on the Catholic side, has made a substantial reduction of nearly Shillings 2 billion from its initial budget. Catherine Akumu Mavenjina, the chairperson of the organizing committee, explains that when Nebbi …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Luwero District Security Committee and leaders are regretting the merging of Police Posts following the escalation of crime. According to the Police Crime report released last week, 4111 cases were reported to Police stations in Luwero in 2023 and the district was ranked the second …

Fort Portal , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment on Monday kicked off a week-long engagement aimed at rallying Ugandans to conserve the environment and embrace healthy living. The week-long event that will end on March 4 started with a tree-planting exercise in Fort Portal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has set timelines for a  case in which six Democratic Party members, led by Richard Lumu Kizito, a Member of Parliament are challenging the agreement made by their President General Norbert Mao and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The other legislators involved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  City Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has failed to appear at Kampala Central Police Station as summoned by police. He instead sent his lawyers from GEM Advocates to inform the officers to attend court next month in the case where he was accused of offensive communication. …