Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six-year-old girl in Mukono district who went missing on her way to school on January 12, has been found dead. Praise Lugoloobi Nakavubu had just been enrolled at Katente Church of Uganda primary school when she disappeared on her third day to school. Police …
Read More »Rev. Pons Ozelle enthroned Bishop of Nebbi Diocese
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rt. Rev. Pons Ozelle has been consecrated and enthroned as the 3rd Bishop of Nebbi Diocese. He replaces the 2nd Bishop of Nebbi, the Rt. Rev. Alphonse Watho-Kudi, who died in January 2021 due to COVID-19. Rev Ozelle was enthroned on Sunday, January 16, …
Read More »Gov’t releases UGX 500M for renovation of Maziba primary school
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has finally released 500 Million Shillings for the renovation of Maziba Primary School. The structures that include seven classroom blocks, head teacher’s office, staffroom, and store were destroyed by landslides in May 2020. However, there was no intervention from the government leaving teachers …
Read More »UPDF soldier wanted for shooting traffic officer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF soldier is at large for shooting and injuring a traffic police officer in Ntinda, Kampala. Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP, Asan Kasingye identifies the injured traffic officer as Police Constable Robert Mukebezi. The traffic officer was towing a vehicle that …
Read More »Buliisa local artist arrested for burning 16 year old boy
Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Buliisa have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly burning a 16-year-old boy. The suspect has been identified as Shaban Amanda, a local artist and a resident of Butiaba landing site in Buliisa district. It is alleged that Amanda has been living with …
Read More »Uganda Medical Association tasks parliament on presidential directives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has tasked parliament to prioritize revamping of the economy and the health sector in 2022/2023. Parliament through its sectoral committees is currently scrutinizing the 43 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper tabled by the Ministry of Finance in December 2021. …
Read More »Primary six pupils in Budaka reject automatic promotion
Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary six pupils of Nyanza 1 Primary School in Kakoli sub-county, Budaka district have rejected automatic promotion to Primary seven because they did not complete the syllabus. Last month, the Ministry of Education said that all learners will automatically be promoted to the next class …
Read More »Victims of violent land conflict in Amuru struggling to survive
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 victims of a violent land conflict in Pawel Langetta village in Opara sub county, Amuru district are struggling to survive. In October last year, there was a bitter land row between Palaro and Pakwayi clans, all in Amuru district over the ancestral …
Read More »FLOODS: Pupils in Ntoroko to study under tents
Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,000 pupils in Ntoroko district will study under tents following the rising water levels of Lake Albert, which led to the collapse of their classrooms. In 2019, floods from Lake Albert submerged school blocks and latrines at the schools. The affected schools are …
Read More »Fuel dealers raise prices to control demand
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent spiraling in fuel prices in Uganda has been attributed to the need to ration the available fuel stocks rather than profiteering. Fuel prices have been rising sharply since late last year but since the beginning of this month, they have risen more sharply …
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