Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub-region have praised the joint security forces for restoring peace in the region. Peter Lokeris, the Minister for Karamoja Affairs lauded the security forces for reclaiming back the glory of Karamoja after a long time of instability. Lokeris appealed to …
Read More »West Nile LRA war victims raise new demands for compensation
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Resistance Army (LRA) war victims in West Nile have renewed their demand for compensation. The 1,102 members under their umbrella organization West Nile Kony War Victims Association lost money, merchandise and motor vehicles among other property between 1992 and 1997 during the …
Read More »All to play for on final day of Pearl of Africa golf
Musimenta is first amateur winner of the Pearl of Africa Golf Series Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & UGC MEDIA | Uganda’s top professional golfers will slug it out from 11.30am today for honors when the inaugural Pearl of Africa Golf Series reaches a climax at Uganda Golf Club, Kitante. …
Read More »Is the PROFESSIONAL UPDF YELLING at the CONSTITUTION
COMMENT | Olivia Nalubwama |Dear reader, as we say in Ugandan speak, let us be guided. Today’s class will revisit the use of UPPER CASE (or CAPITAL LETTERS as my teachers taught) in online communication. The great internet code deems typing in CAPITAL LETTERS offensive, equivalent to YELLING. Typography and …
Read More »Making sense of borrowing to pay school fees
Kampala, Uganda | NEBERT RUGADYA & LOUIS JADWONG | Uganda’s education system dictates that tuition fees are paid at the start of every term of three months, or in a lump sum, for the full year. The opening days of school therefore often turn out to be very stressful for …
Read More »JSC: ‘Leaked’ list of appointments in the judiciary is fake
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has disassociated itself from a list of new appointments of judges, including a Deputy Chief Justice, that was circulated by the media this morning. “The Judicial Service Commission wishes to disassociate itself from these publications. The Commission has established …
Read More »Suspected Ebola case in Mbale tests negative
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The results of a patient who had exhibited Ebola-like symptoms and died at the entrance of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital have turned negative. Asumin Nasike, Chairperson of the Mbale City Ebola Response Committee, also Mbale Resident City Commissioner says that it has been confirmed that the …
Read More »UNHRC: The U.S. cannot withdraw from a body it no longer belongs
GENEVA | Xinhua | The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stated on Thursday that as of Jan. 1, 2025, the United States’ term as a member had ended, making it ineligible to withdraw from an intergovernmental body it was no longer part of. “For the record, the United States …
Read More »Govt considering extending the Voter Register Update exercise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Nobert Mao has revealed that the Electoral Commission (EC) may review the deadline for the National Voters’ Register update from 10th February 2025 if the exercise is not completed. The Minister made the statement during the …
Read More »Suspect in the murder of missing 10-year-old boy in Kakumiro arrested
Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 10-year-old boy who went missing in Kakumiro has been found dead. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson says that one suspect identified as Sewante Tutagwa 20, a resident of the same area has so far been arrested to help police with investigations. …
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