Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior two students studying under the new lower secondary curriculum will take on Swahili as the ninth compulsory subject as they move to Senior Three next year. The Education and Sports Ministry Spokesperson, Dr. Denis Mugimba revealed the new development Thursday, saying the decision is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank plans to spend 612 billion Shillings on the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, amidst new and evolving challenges facing the economy. This amount will be more than double the figure spent over the year 2021. The increase …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has tabled before parliament a proposal to purchase 150,000 preference shares in Roko Construction Limited. State Minister for Finance Henry Musasizi, told parliament that the shares will be worth 202.13 billion Shillings which will be paid over a period of five years. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a motion demanding a sustainable salary enhancement plan for all categories of public officers with clear budgetary indications and timelines for its implementation. The motion was presented to Parliament by the Chairperson of the Education Committee, John Twesigye Ntamuhiira, who had been …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has deployed Resident Chief Magistrates in 11 different courts across the country which initially had visiting ones due to shortage of judicial officers. This is in the latest deployment of 161 judicial officers and 44 transfers communicated in a press statement signed by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kira Municipality MP, Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda on Thursday tasked the Minister of Defence and his Foreign Affairs counterpart to brief Parliament on complaints raised by some leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC relating to the capture of the Bunagana border by M23 rebels. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has confirmed to the House that the Parliamentary Commission held a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni in which they resolved to have a ‘One Stop Centre’ to accommodate offices of legislators. Among made the statement during the Thursday plenary …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 lockup shops in Gulu main market have been abandoned by vendors due to poor accessibility. Commissioned in 2015, the market has 400 lockup shops accommodating hundreds of vendors. However, vendors say the northern wing of the market consisting of about 50 lockup …
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Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding four students of Lyantonde Senior Secondary School in Kaliiro sub-county, Lyantonde district over allegations of attempting to burn the school. The suspects, all senior four candidates, were arrested following a fire outbreak at the administration block on Wednesday evening. According to the …
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Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Apac district has arrested a Community Development Officer and three parish chiefs for allegedly extorting money from SACCO groups registering for Parish Development Model (PDM) program. The suspects are Alex Egwang, the parish chief of Chegere parish, Nixon Odur of Ngica parish, …
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