NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the President is seeking a budgetary allocation of 12.33 billion Shillings to renovate the State House in Entebbe and 23 upcountry State lodges. Constructed in 2007, the State House in Entebbe has had no major rehabilitation works and needs a retouch, State …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is introducing yellow fever vaccination on its routine immunization schedule. This will bring the number of immunizable diseases under this program from thirteen to fourteen. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said they are finalizing plans to start dispensing the jab …

Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in West Nile region have embarked on a drive to sensitize residents against bush burning and its dangers. Bush fires are common in Madi Okollo, Terego, Yumbe, and parts of Madi Moyo and Obongi districts between January and March every year. Some communities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Henry Kaweesa Isabirye has accepted the submission of a written confession by Mathew Kirabo, who is accused of killing his girlfriend Desire Mirembe. Last month, Kaweesa ruled that the case will proceed without Kirabo who skipped court. The prosecution asked the High court to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A top commander of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels who was captured in the Democratic Republic Congo-DRC, will be repatriated to Uganda. Benjamin Kisokorania was captured on Sunday by the Congolese army at Uvira in South Kivu province, as he returned from neighboring Burundi. Speaking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG) has proposed a provision of 100 Billion Shillings to capitalize the Uganda Development Corporation (UDC). UDC is an investment institution established as a government entity with the mandate to facilitate the industrial and economic development of Uganda. CSBAG …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has unveiled a free online program dubbed the Tilenga MOOC (Tilenga Massive Open Online Courses) as the country moves towards oil production in 2025. The program seeks to identify, recruit, train and develop 120-150 talented Ugandans to be able to participate in …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tooro is mourning the death of Isaac Newton Kaihura, a renowned educationist and businessman. Kaihura died on Monday at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital where he had been admitted following a long illness related to internal organ complications. According to his son Ronald Kaihura, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nabisunsa Girls School has come under the spotlight for ‘selling’ slots that were allocated to learners on merit. One such student is Knight Nakabiito Mulira whose name appeared on the senior one admission list on November 1, 2021. Having scored aggregate nine in her Primary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Resident City Commissioner, Hud Hussein has distanced himself from “smart city”, one of the youth vigilante groups purportedly enforcing law and order in the city. The youths who often wear black T-Shirts and light green reflector jackets with the inscription “smart city”, have …