Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 14,879 candidates who sat their Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations last year did not meet the minimum grade requirements, and have been advised to resit the examination. Given the fact that 2023 marked the final year of implementing the old …
Read More »More than 500 Entebbe families face eviction
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families living on a piece of land located in Manyago Housing Estate in Manyago village in Katabi Town Council, Entebbe Municipality in Wakiso district say they are living in fear and risk being evicted after their land was leased out to …
Read More »UPDF deny role in fighting in DR Congo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF) has denied claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Wazalendo fighters that its soldiers are fighting alongside the March 23 Movement (M23). The Spokesperson of the Wazalendo Jules Mulumba on Tuesday released a statement on X formerly …
Read More »Three dead, 100 admitted after alleged poisoning at funeral
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people are dead and 100 others are admitted at different health facilities following alleged poisoning at a funeral in Bukasami village, in Buyengo town council, Jinja district. The deceased include; Faisal Magumba aged 20 years, Suleiman Byanguwa aged four years and six year …
Read More »Coca-Cola supports women in STEM fields
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | To mark International Day for Women and Girls in Science, Coca-Cola Beverages Uganda (CCBU) celebrates the achievements of women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths (STEM) by recognising leading women taking part in its Women in the Leadership program, it said in a news …
Read More »Nwoya leaders ask TotalEnergies E&P to include boys in scholarship programme
Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Nwoya District have called on TotalEnergies E&P to consider including boys in its scholarship scheme targeting young girls who have finished Primary level education. TotalEnergies E&P has been supporting girls through its Girl Child scholarship program launched in 2015 in the Tilenga Oil …
Read More »Fisheries Training Institute gets solar powered lighting and water
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fisheries Training Institute (FTI) has installed a solar lighting and water pumping system to address unsustainable running costs the institution has been incurring. The system, part of a shs 600 million project was commissioned today by the ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries …
Read More »Energy projects reversing gains in migratory species conservation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) are alarmed by the negative impacts of large energy infrastructural projects on migratory species. The third day of the Conference taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan deliberated reports by the Energy Task Force (ETF). The ETF brings together …
Read More »DPP withdraws charges against Kisoro NRM leader
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn charges of aggravated trafficking in persons against Ramathan Ndikuyenze is the Central Division Chairperson of Kisoro Municipality and the Vice Chairperson of the National Resistance Movement. The State Attorney, Richard Biruvumbuki on Wednesday tendered before …
Read More »URA relaxes rules for motorcycle registration in West Nile
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has introduced an instalment system of paying motorcycle registration fees, a move aimed at eliminating the high number of unregistered motorcycles in the West Nile region. The new policy allows motorcycle owners to pay for registration in instalments for up …
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