Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition legislators have resolved to boycott plenary sittings unless the government apologizes for the brutal security siege of the National Unity Platform – NUP party headquarters on October 9, 2023. The decision follows a caucus opposition meeting Chaired by the Leader of the Opposition- …
Read More »Minister challenges manufacturers to work on quality that meets international standards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Trade, Industry, and Cooperatives, Harriet Ntabaazi, has urged Ugandan manufacturers to enhance the quality of their products to meet international standards. She emphasized that this is crucial for positioning Uganda as a significant player in the global market, ultimately promoting …
Read More »Mumbere speaks out, says Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu is non-discriminatory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Wesley Mumbere, the Cultural Leader of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR kingdom, has emphasized that his cultural institution promotes inclusivity and does not discriminate among the various tribes in the Rwenzori region. Speaking to Christians at St. Paul Cathedral in Kasese town, Mumbere stressed …
Read More »It is the Ladies versus the rain as Uganda Ladies Open tees off at Kitante
🔴 Uganda Ladies Open update ✳ DAY 1 🇺🇬 Kabasweka A. Peace 68 (-4) 🇹🇿 Madina Iddy Hussein 73 (+1) 🇺🇬 Magala Evah 74 (+2) 🇰🇪 Awour Ashley 74 (+2) 🇺🇬 Martha Babirye 81 (+9) Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A huge field from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Sweden, Burundi …
Read More »Kabale records over 1300 teenage pregnancies annually
Kabale , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabale District Health Officer, Dr. Gilbert Arinaitwe Mateeka, has revealed that over 1300 cases of teenage pregnancies are recorded in the district every year. He made this report during a stakeholder dialogue organized by the Local Sustainable Communities Organization (LOSCO) at White …
Read More »Trouble brews at netball federation as Minister orders Babirye out of office
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sports and Education Minister, Janet Museveni, has once again ordered the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) president Sarah Babirye Kityo to refrain from resuming her office until investigations on her are concluded. Janet Museveni conveyed this directive in a October 4, 2023 letter, to the …
Read More »LOANS: Nebbi teachers dodge classes
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several primary school teachers in Nebbi District are dodging afternoon classes for fear of being arrested for alleged failure to service loans obtained from money lenders. According to education authorities in the district, most of the affected teachers borrowed between two to three loans …
Read More »Bell Lager’s ObaFest to be Uganda’s first-ever disability-inclusive festival
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bell Lager, a product of Uganda Breweries Limited, is set to host the first-ever disability-inclusive festival in Uganda. Dubbed the Bell ObaFest, the festival is a celebration of East African culture through food, music, and culture with beer as a unifying factor; on …
Read More »Students initiate campaign to combat alarming dropout rates at Makerere University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Student leaders at Makerere University led by the Guild President Robert Maseruka have initiated a campaign dubbed “Save a Makererean” aimed at raising Shillings 1 billion to help their underprivileged colleagues on the verge of dropping out due to tuition fees. Speaking to journalists at …
Read More »Hamas leader’s close relatives killed in Israeli airstrike
Gaza | Xinhua | The next of kin of the commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, were killed during an Israeli airstrike in the south of the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian outlet reported on Wednesday. An Israeli warplane targeted the house of the brother …
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