Nabweru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrates court in Nabweru has sentenced 30-year-old Rebecca Munyeretsi, a registered student at St Francis Secondary School to two-months in prison or pay a fine of 200,000 shillings for examination malpractice. On 25 October when senior four candidates were sitting their Chemistry exam, …
Read More »Mpuuga demands report on police attacks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga has demanded for a comprehensive report on the killing of police officers at Busiika police station on Sunday, 30 October 2022. Unknown assailants shot and killed Police officers, Alex Wagaluka, the in-charge of Busiika’s Criminal Investigations Department – CID, …
Read More »UAP Old Mutual and PostBank Uganda offer financial wellness class
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UAP Old Mutual is partnering with PostBank to organize a financial wellness class hosted on Twitter Spaces, Facebook as well as Zoom and YouTube. The webinar themed “Learn, Grow, Protect Your Finances,” will be moderated by TV personality, Mildred Tuhaise and is set to …
Read More »UNEB probes possible PLE leakage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB is investigating a possible leakage of Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE. The examination body is following up on two people suspected of distributing what is said to be national examinations to schools. Although the information about the said probe is still scanty, several …
Read More »Gov’t seeks to borrow Shs3.5 trillion to finance budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Finance State Minister, Henry Musasizi has asked Members of Parliament to approve up to Shs3.5 trillion to finance the Shs48.1 trillion budget. The first loan request which is up to US$464 million translating to about Shs1.7 trillion, is to be sourced from the Standard …
Read More »VIDEO: Seven years without Sophia
What happened to Sophia? Sophia Koetsier has a knack for adventure. After her internship at Lubaga Hospital she intended to travel around Uganda before returning home. On day 6 of that trip, October 28, 2015, Sophia went missing in Murchison Falls National Park and has not been seen or …
Read More »Kireka police unit pack bags, heading back to CID headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officers deployed at the Kireka-based Special Investigations Unit/Division (SIU/D) have started packing their bags to relocate to the Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID headquarters in Kibuli on the directive by the Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola. According to information obtained by our reporter, Ochola directed …
Read More »GULU: Survivors speak on accident that claimed lives of 4 traders
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Survivors of a nasty motor vehicle accident that claimed four lives and left 32 people injured in Gulu City on Monday evening have started recounting their recollections of the fatal crash. The accident involved a Canter truck registration number UBF 743B which overturned with …
Read More »ACP-EU Summit: Uganda to oppose abortion, homosexuality proposals
Maputo, Mozambique | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s delegation to the joint parliamentary Assembly of the Organisation of the African, Caribean, and Pacific States and the European Union led by Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, has stated that it will oppose plans to make them adopt and adapt to homosexuality. Tayebwa said Uganda …
Read More »Prison warder runs amok, shoots dead 2 colleagues
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police at Njeru Municipality in Buikwe District have arrested Jacob Otim 28, a prison warder at Bugungu Prison for shooting two fellow guards to death. The deceased have been identified as Eunice Abwot 25, a wardress and Edward Namanya 30, both working at the same …
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