Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiryasaaka Muslim Secondary in Kibinge, Bukomansimbi district is struggling to conduct computer-based studies over the lack of electricity. The government supplied 40 computer sets to the school in 2021, to support the implementation of the new secondary school curriculum which made computer studies compulsory …

Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chaos erupted during the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party elections in Bulambuli district at Bunamuje Primary School in Buyaga town council Tuesday due to disagreements over the voting system. Geoffrey Tembei, the Bulambuli FDC party registrar, explains that before the elections, the supporters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has unveiled a contingent of 21 athletes to represent Uganda at the upcoming World Championships in athletics, scheduled from August 19th to 27th, 2023, in Budapest, Hungary. This marks an increase from the previous edition, where 17 Ugandan athletes participated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has invited Algeria to join Uganda in setting up a joint venture with an aim of adding value to coffee. The President made the call August 8, 2023 during a meeting with a delegation from Algeria at the sidelines of …

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has suspended all future funding for projects in Uganda, citing human rights violations after the enactment of an anti-homosexuality law. In a statement released Tuesday, the World Bank Group said no new public financing to Uganda will be presented to its Board …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor in Gulu City is witnessing a surge in medical admissions due to liver complications. Medical workers at the hospital’s medical unit are observing a notable increase in cases of liver diseases, commonly referred to as cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scores of pupils of Nagalwa primary school in Manafwa district were injured last night when a truck they were traveling on board overturned at Kufu bridge in Kufu trading center. Up to 116 were injured but reports of deaths at the scene could not …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The cost of the new number plates that are expected to be rolled out later in the year were a result of a financial model used for their pricing.  The Minister for Security  Jim Muhwezi stated this while appearing before the Committee on Physical …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busitema University has kicked off a search to identify suitable candidates for the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor overseeing Academic Affairs, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration. Rosemary Iwani Mutyabule, the Busitema University Council Chairperson, says that the search was rolled out …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Opposition in Parliament has castigated the government’s lukewarm response to lake week’s boat accident on Lake Victoria which claimed at least 20 lives. Addressing a press conference at Parliament on Tuesday, 08 August 2023, a section of Opposition MPs led by the Shadow …