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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Jesca Alwalo, 47, a resident of Amoru Village in Bugondo Sub County is a single mother of six and also takes care of her mother who is living with a disability. Alwalo’s first daughter got married at the age of 19  while the second …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The European Union (EU) has signed a three-year partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) towards the refugee response in Uganda. The multi-year program partnership is worth sh78.2 billion, part of which, the European Union (EU) has this year allocated sh26 …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Professor Celestino Obua, the Vice Chancellor of Mbarara University of Science and Technology, has been appointed the new Chairperson of the Uganda Examinations Board (UNEB). Professor Obua’s appointment was announced by Education Minister Janet Museveni. He was subsequently sworn in during a Friday …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was a lot of fanfare Friday as opposition political party National Unity Platform (NUP)  launched their party headquarters at Makerere Kavule, in Kampala. Former presidential candidate Col Kizza Besigye was one of several guests that witnessed the grand opening. Robert Kyagulanyi …

  NEWS ANALYSIS  | THE INDEPENDENT | A looming sewage management crisis threatens to overshadow growing sanitation facilities in rapidly developing townships and urban regions in Uganda. This challenge is shared by many living in urban areas, including Mary Mukasa from Mukono, who grapples with the management of her septic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has revealed that a new draft bill to introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme will be re-tabled before cabinet in the next two weeks, revealing that it will be mandatory for all adult Ugandans to pay. Speaking during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Security and Governance Program report has revealed that Uganda registered a decline in Democratic Index and failed to hit the required target which indicates a deterioration in its international ranking. This was revealed at the launch of the performance review in Kampala. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Men captured in a viral video with machetes on their waists have been identified. They are Sukura Onganyi and Derrick Kamira. The video was recorded minutes after a patrol team commanded by Sgt Joshua Isabirye stopped three men who attempted to avoid arrest. According to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court decision ordering the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA to pay sh31.4 billion  to Parambot Breweries and Distillers for damages caused to their premises and equipment during the construction of Gayaza-Zirobwe road in 2012. In a unanimous …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an effort to boost Uganda’s renewable energy sector, key stakeholders have met at a Renewable Energy Business Accelerator Dialogue to address critical issues surrounding Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the renewable energy industry. The initiative, organized by Belli Advisory and supported by …