Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to create a well-defined scheme of service for teachers. This scheme will outline the processes of teacher promotion and remuneration. The President was Thursday responsding to Vincent Elong, the Chairperson of …
Read More »Tourism Ministry steps in, calls for calm on gorilla permit fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities has confirmed reports of illegal sales of gorilla and chimpanzee tracking permits and urged Ugandans to remain calm as a thorough investigation is conducted. In the past week, media reports have exposed a syndicated defraud of gorilla …
Read More »Hundreds seek accreditation ahead of FDC Delegates Conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than two hundred delegates from the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party have convened at the party headquarters at Najjanankumbi Kampala for accreditation to attend the official delegates’ conference scheduled for today. The FDC has set up different tables where delegates from specific …
Read More »FDC Katonga suffers setback in court ahead of ruling
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hopes of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction led by the Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago to block the delegates’ conference organized by the Najjanankumbi group led by Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Nathan Nandala Mafabi may have suffered a set back. It …
Read More »Freedom City Stampede: Court dismisses charges against Abitex
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has dismissed the case in which Events Promoter Abbey Musigunzi commonly known as Abitex was accused of negligence which resulted in the death of eleven people at Freedom City Namasuba during the 2023 New Year Celebrations. The 13 charges were …
Read More »Artists petition parliament over copyright law
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) has petitioned Parliament, urging swift amendments to the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2006 to protect their intellectual property rights from infringement. The petition, presented to the House by Phiona Nyamutoro, the National Female Youth legislator during a plenary …
Read More »Danish agencies aid farmers in fight against aflatoxin in grains
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Danish government has, through the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA), together with other organisations in Uganda and Denmark launched the Integrated Grain Handling Project for rural communities to help farmers improve standards. This follows recent incidents regarding the quality of grain, mainly maize. The …
Read More »Charities, innovators challenge Govt over high cost of agri-solar equipment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has blamed the private sector for the low uptake of agricultural solar equipment. Despite the efforts by the government to encourage the use of solar equipment in agricultural processes, the uptake has been very low, despite …
Read More »Govt urges peace in Rwenzururu as Mumbere regrets palace attack
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has called for peace and unity among the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR subjects. The message was delivered by the State Minister for Gender and Culture, Peace Mutuzo at the homecoming event for the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Cultural leader Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema Ngoma …
Read More »Security warns boda boda riders on increasing night ambushes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have warned boda boda riders to watch out when on night duties, as robberies and ambushes increasingly become common in the Kampala metropolitan area and other upcountry regions. This warning follows the arrest of eight suspected motorcycle robbers by the Directorate of …
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