The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has defended his government’s decision to shut down the internet, days before the January 14 general election. This is in an affidavit filed in response to a petition by Kyagulanyi Robert Ssentamu, his main challenger in the just concluded elections. In his …
Read More »MPs demand framework for payment of Bunyoro tobacco farmers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked the government to explain circumstances under which Tobacco farmers from Bunyoro sub-region, who are owed money by private companies will be paid off. The matter follows a supplementary budget request of 291 billion Shillings, which among others, proposes an …
Read More »Busia parents rush children to Kenyan schools as Uganda ‘staggers’ Rreopening
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Section of parents in Busia district is taking lower Primary school children to Kenyan schools, following uncertainty in Uganda, where their return to school remains tardy. Schools in Kenya reopened in the first week of January after being closed for nine months to contain …
Read More »Pader locals turn newly distributed mosquito nets into fishing gear
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly distributed long-lasting Mosquito nets are already being used as fishing gear among locals in Pader district. Area leaders have said that the vice is more pronounced in the areas of Ogom Sub-county, neighbouring Agago river. Pader District received a total of 129,120 pieces …
Read More »Some LRA victims seek lighter sentence for Ongwen
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross-section of people in Northern Uganda is calling for a lighter sentence or even a pardon for Dominic Ongwen, one of the commanders of the Lord’s Resistance Army who was convicted for war crimes and Crimes against Humanity. Ongwen was the first LRA commander …
Read More »Two arrested for circulating leaflets against Museveni’s 35-year rule
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masaka have arrested two people for allegedly circulating leaflets with messages that are demeaning the person of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. The pink-coloured leaflets with Museveni’s cross-stroked-picture started circulating last week in Masaka City and nearby communities. They are inscribed with messages branding …
Read More »Schools should not focus on term system as non-candidates return- Ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has said that as schools reopen for Non-Candidates, the main focus will be put on covering the required content and syllabus for different classes rather than tracing the lost calendar. The Ministry was responding to concerns raised earlier …
Read More »Unless COVID is suppressed everywhere, we’ll be ‘back to square one’, -WHO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of the UN’s health agency said, while warning that after inoculating their own health workers and older people, countries must share doses with others, to eradicate the deadly …
Read More »Education ministry still planning to procure radio sets for learners
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has not yet given up on their idea of buying and distributing radio sets to facilitate what they have termed as long-distance learning. While addressing journalists at Nakasero statehouse on Friday afternoon, the education minister, First Lady Janet Museveni …
Read More »Manufacturers of hand sanitizers decry substandard products
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manufacturers of hand sanitizers have decried the presence of substandard and counterfeit products on the market. The demand for hand sanitizers shot up in April last year following the outbreak of coronavirus in Uganda, as Ugandans learnt that it was an effective way of killing …
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