Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has collected at least 1.7 billion Shillings in savings from new contributors employed through its Hi-Innovator program. This comes in after five years of this enterprise’s support initiative, which is running its final year. According to a program …
Read More »In Pictures: Farewell USAID in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | USAID has been present in Uganda for over sixty years. It has funded development in agriculture, education and research in HIV/AIDS among others. USAID had a very significant impact of HIV/AID prevention and treatment efforts through PEPFAR. Specifically for HIV, at a time when …
Read More »Court orders gov’t to produce key documents on vehicle tracking project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Government to produce in court for inspection a set of key documents relating to the implementation of the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), a project being carried out by the Russian firm Joint Stock Company Global …
Read More »1,524 graduate from UCU
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University (UCU) has held its 26th Graduation ceremony. The event took place on Friday at the university’s main campus in Mukono. Among the graduates, 860 were female, representing 56 percent, while 664 were male, making up 44 percent. This year, 49 students attained …
Read More »Parents blamed for rising cases of child abuse
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Moroto district have expressed concern over the increasing cases of child abuse, blaming the trend on what they term as parental neglect and failure to fulfill core responsibilities in the upbringing of children. According to local officials, many parents in the district have …
Read More »USAID Closure: More than 14 million lives to be lost by 2030
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study says the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development-USAID could result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030, including 4·5 million deaths among children younger than 5 years. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) officially closed this …
Read More »Race for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair hots up with entry of businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga
Businessman King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga pledges affordable credit in bid for NRM Entrepreneurs Chair Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prominent businessman and philanthropist King Ceasor Augustus Mulenga has promised to champion affordable credit for business owners and address concerns about taxation if elected to the powerful National Resistance Movement (NRM) party’s …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 03/July/2025
There’s no sign of evidence tampering, prosecution witness tells court. SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** The cross-examination of the 20th prosecution witness, Emmanuel Olugu (earlier reports had mistakenly referred to him as …
Read More »UPDF to recruit 11,500 soldiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces has announced a nationwide recruitment of 11,500 new soldiers this month. Major General Felix Kulaigye, Director of Defence Public Information, announced at Mbuya Military Headquarters that applicants will submit their applications through the UPDF website from July 7 to …
Read More »Mao to reconcile Ssemakaddde and Alfonse Owiny-Dollo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Norbert Mao has stepped up efforts to reconcile the Uganda Law Society and the Judiciary ahead of the official retirement of Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo. His intervention comes at a time when the bar-bench relationship in Uganda is …
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