Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new lower secondary curriculum has been hit by another controversy as the Ministry of Education and Sports takes a stand to ditch the Directorate of Industrial’s scheduled assessment for senior three students. In this fresh twist, the education ministry has halted the assessment …

Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj. Gen. Alphaxard Muthuri Kiugu, the new overall commander of the East African Community Regional Force under the peacekeeping mission in North Kivu, has assumed office. Kiugu was appointed by Kenyan President William Ruto last month, to replace Maj. Gen. Jeff Nyaggah resigned citing …

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | Xinhua | Syrian President Bashar al-Assad arrived in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah on Thursday to attend the Arab League’s 32nd Summit on Friday. Upon his arrival, Assad was greeted by Prince Badr bin Sultan, deputy governor of Mecca, along with Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has passed the 2023/2024 National Budget after a marathon sitting on Thursday, 18 May 2023 chaired by Speaker Anita Among that commenced at 8 a.m. Whereas the Shs52.7 trillion looks big on paper, actually, Shs21.4 trillion is set aside for statutory expenditure, which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Malinde, the senior assistant engineering officer for Tororo District has appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on charges of causing financial loss to the government, false accounting, and embezzlement of funds and property allocated for the construction of the River Kagera Bridge. He …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors at Mulago National Referral Hospital have urged men to take up vaccination against tetanus, raising an alarm that they comprise the highest number of admission  at the national referral facility. According to Dr. John Ssekabira, the Ag. Deputy Director of the hospital more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Magistrates Court has remanded to Luzira Prison the president of the Uganda Boxing Federation (UBF), Moses Muhangi on charges of forgery and uttering a false document. On Thursday afternoon, Muhangi, a businessman and a resident of Kololo in Kampala District was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Ritah …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have proposed a moratorium on the powers of Ministers to grant tax waivers and tax exemptions to individuals and companies operating businesses in the country. The legislators are concerned over the persistent requests from the government for additional funds from Parliament …

Kampala, Uganda | PHILLIP CORRY | Marvin Kibirige today equalled the Kitante course record when he carded 9 under par 63 on day one of the pro categroy of the Absa Captain’s Bell tournament. He takes a 7 stroke lead over Adolf Muhumuza, who shot a round of 2 under par 70, going …

Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation has expressed concerns about the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in healthcare, particularly the potential generation of biased data that could misguide treatment decisions. In a statement released on Tuesday, WHO noted that AI-generated large language model tools (LLMs), including platforms …