Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Russian Embassy in Kampala has approved a list of candidates from Uganda and South Sudan proposed for the Russian State Scholarship. The 16 Ugandans and five South Sudanese win scholarships to study at the Russian universities within the quota for international students provided …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe police have used live bullets to disperse an unidentified group of people who were conducting an eviction in Kyampa Zone, Makindye under the cover of darkness. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owesigyire says that security personnel responded to an alert and found …

    Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The US government, through its Department of Defense (DOD), has donated four new Toyota Land Cruiser ambulances with a container of spare parts to the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF). These vehicles were donated as part of the African Peacekeeping Rapid Response …

  Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | Parliament has urged the Ministry of Education to investigate Makerere University’s ongoing internship programs and field attachments, following a complaint raised by Kanungu MP James Kaberuka. According to Kaberuka, Makerere’s Senate recently resolved that the 2019/20 internship and field attachment activities would continue …

  Kampala, Uganda | PROSSY NANSUBUGA | Members of Parliament have urged government to open arcades ‘as a preventive measure for COVID-19’ following a petition by KASITA traders. The Kampala traders warned that many of their members are now doing business on the streets, which exposes more people to danger. …

  Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo District Local Government has returned sh5.1 billion to the national treasury as unspent funds for the 2019/2020 financial year. The Public Finance Management Act 2015 section 17 (2) stipulates that a local government that does not spend money that was appropriated to …

  Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans returning from abroad will no longer have to obtain a negative COVID-19 certificate before entering the country. This new development comes after many of the returning Ugandans reported that they were unable to procure the tests. In some countries like United States, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Makerere University Vice Chancellor and 2016 Presidential Candidate, Prof. Venansius Baryamureeba has been arrested over knocking a woman dead. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, said Prof Baryamureeba is being detained at Kabalagala police station. Owoyesigyire added that Prof. Baryamureeba was driving …

Uganda now has eight cities  1⃣ Fortportal 2⃣ Jinja 3⃣ Masaka 4⃣ Mbarara 5⃣ Mbale 6⃣ Arua 7⃣ Gulu Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has congratulated the people of Jinja, Arua, Gulu, Masaka, FortPortal, Mbarara and Mbale, whose towns today became cities. “This is an acknowledgement of the growth these towns have experienced …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Jeff Sebuyira – Mukasa has been appointed Chairman Board of Directors of the International Medical Group, succeeding Dr. Ian Clarke, effective July 1st, 2020. Dr. Sebuyira-Mukasa — who holds a Doctorate in Business Leadership from the University of South Africa — is a …