Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milton Opaco, a news reporter with NTV in Soroti is dead. Opaco who was in his 50s died this morning on his way to Landmark Hotel for the International Criminal Court-ICC meeting. His young brother, Benon Oketch says that Opaco woke up this morning in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Club Pilsener’s Campus themed Club Dome is back in its 6th year bigger, better and more lit after a two-year hiatus. Club Dome which targets campusers and young millennials in tertiary institutions of learning will kick off in Kampala in July this year at the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A nurse attached to Arua Regional Referral Hospital theatre has been arrested over allegations of abuse of office and receiving a bribe. The nurse identified as Paul Wamala, was picked up yesterday after relatives of a 2-year old child who died last week at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been selected among the initial beneficiaries of the International Partnerships for Microbicides (IPM), as the developers move to roll out the HIV-preventing vaginal ring in Africa. The flexible vaginal ring which contains Dapivirine, an antiretroviral drug, is inserted in the vagina and left …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Children in Bridge Schools receive 53% more learning over the course of their pre-primary and primary school career, according to the latest study. Launched by the Nobel Prize-winning economist, Professor Michael Kremer, to Heads of State and national Education Ministers at the Education World Forum, …

Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked the leaders of Sebei, Teso sub region to champion the end against the persistent cattle rustling that is spilling over from Karamoja. According to Museveni, the leaders in these regions plus Karamoja have a duty of ensuring security and peace …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katikekile seed secondary school in Tapac sub-county, Moroto district has turned into a cattle kraal. The government constructed the Shillings 2.1 billion school between 2017 and 2019. Katikekile seed secondary school is found about 15 kilometers away from Tapac sub county headquarters and about five …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two lawyers who petitioned the High Court seeking to quash an agreement between the government and Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited have filed additional evidence to support their case. In April, Henry Byansi and Michael Aboneka challenged the agreement signed by Ramathan Ggoobi, the Secretary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health experts have expressed the need to address suicidal tendencies in youths. In the past six months, there have been reports of youth committing suicide. In March, Brian Wetaka, a former student of Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering who had graduated in 2019, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The value of mobile money transactions rose to 145.6 trillion shillings in the last six months ending March 2022. Relatedly, the value of internet and mobile banking transfers rose by 82.8% and 146.1% respectively. This comes amidst growing concerns from the public over the safety …