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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 600 residents of Kasanje and Lwemodde villages in Kyesiiga sub-county, Masaka district have petitioned the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development to halt their impending eviction. The residents, who occupy 145 hectares of land, want the Minister of Lands to reign in …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira High Court has convicted a 22-year-old man for raping a 5-year-old nursery pupil. Jasper Pule, a resident of Kole district was convicted on his own plea of guilty before Justice Duncan Gaswaga, the Lira Resident Judge. Court found that in 2018, Pule while attending …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government primary schools in Nakaseke district are still half-empty two months after reopening. The government reopened schools on Monday, January 10th 2022, after 22 months of unprecedented closure triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The schools are expected to break off for holidays in April. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of funds allocated to data entry during the COVID-19 vaccination exercise has led to delays in the processing of certificates. According to the Ministry of Health guidelines on vaccination certificates, all vaccinated persons are supposed to generate a vaccination certificate online, 14 days …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10 students of St. Marys Assumpta Seed Secondary School in Tororo district are nursing injuries at Tororo hospital they sustained in an accident on Tuesday morning. The affected students are part of the school netball and football team that were heading to King …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A week after the death of Gabriel Rwotomiya 17, a senior three-student of Gulu Central High School in Gulu city, new details have emerged on the circumstances that led to his shooting. Rwotomiya was found dead on a tree branch within the school compound on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businesses seeking to export goods and services under the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) arrangement have been advised to embrace technology for high-quality products. AfCFTA, which has a market base of 1.5 billion people, has been touted as a game-changer for economies like Uganda, …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo has ordered for the immediate closure of the boarding section at St. Andrews Seed School, which is found in Ndwaddemutwe in Kimenyedde sub county, Mukono district. He issued the directive shortly after commissioning the school …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rowdy students believed to be from Bishop Angelo Negri College in Gulu city attempted to burn down the girls dormitory at Gulu High School in Bardege-Layibi division on Tuesday. The incident occurred around 10:00am when the students were attending classes. George Yeko, the coordinator …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Another set of human rights lawyers under the instructions of Human Rights Network for Journalists-HRNJ have petitioned the High Court in Kampala demanding for the production of the bodies of the detained presenters of Alternative Digitalk, an online TV, whether dead or alive. Those detained …