Wednesday , May 14 2025

The Independent

Students loan scheme in limbo

The government students’ loan scheme for the financial year 2017/2018 may not have any beneficiaries after the ministry of finance could not avail funds to the ministry of education for the scheme. The Minister for Education and Sport Janet Museveni told the parliament committee on education and the sports that …

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Besigye dares government on LC elections

Opposition leader, Dr Kizza Besigye has taken the defiance campaign he launched a year ago to another level- by threatening to organise Local Council Elections if the government does not hold the elections soon. The former FDC presidential candidate rapped the NRM government for cooking up excuses not to organise …

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Buganda MPs advise on land lease

MPs from Buganda region have asked Buganda Kingdom to revisit a directive to Buganda Land Board (BLB) for the issuance of land titles to all subjects of Kabaka Mutebi occupying his land with a lease period of 49 years. The MPS suggested a 99 year lease period which is long …

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Bobi Wine eyes Kyadondo East seat

It had long been talked about and now popular musician Robert Sentamu Kyagukanyi aka Bobi Wine has decided to join active politics after the Kyadondo East seat fell vacant. The Court of Appeal threw out FDC’s Apollo Kantinti over non-compliance with electoral laws by the Electoral Commission after a petition …

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South Sudan refugees flock Lamwo

Northern Uganda is once again grappling with refugees from South Sudan fleeing fresh fighting in the nation. The newly created Palabek Refugee Settlement camp in Lamwo district is teeming with refugees who have gone over 6000 in the last two weeks. Officials from United Nations humanitarian organisations and the Office …

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VIDEO: Besigye intercepted by Police in Nakaseke

VIDEO: VIDEO: Besigye intercepted by Police in Nakaseke Police was on Saturday engaged in running battles with supporters of FDC’s Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye in Nakaseke district. This as angry FDC supporters in Nakaseke town council pelted the police with stones accusing them of illegally blocking Dr. Besigye’s rally. Dr. Besigye is …

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