Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in Tororo who have missed out on stalls in the new market are angry, and have protested to municipal officials. Allocation of stalls in the new market ended on Wednesday, but more than 1,000 vendors realized that their names had been deleted from …
Read More »Opposition Chief Whip survives mob in Jinja
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Chief Whip John Baptist Nambeshe has survived being lynched by an angry mob after knocking a person. Nambeshe who was from Kampala heading to Mbale on Saturday knocked unidentified person at Namwezi along Kampala-Jinja highway in Njeru Municipality, Buikwe District. Juma Kanamwangi, an …
Read More »Magogo gets another term as FUFA President
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 97th General Assembly of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has re-elected Moses Hassim Magogo to serve as President for another four years. He was unanimously voted by acclamation by the 83 delegates who attended the Assembly today at the Wash and …
Read More »CRIME MANAGEMENT: Senior Police Officers graduate in ICT
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty three senior police officers have completed a four-month training in Information and Communication Technology-ICT use, Crime management command, execution of operations, and observance of human rights. The graduates were cohorts of the intermediate command and staff course intake which started on April 9. …
Read More »Will cocktails of COVID-19 vaccines work?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists sitting on the COVID-19 National Task Force are starting a study to establish the likely effects of mixing different vaccines amidst a rush to acquire as many vaccines as possible to vaccinate the 22 million targeted. Ugandans So far, in addition to …
Read More »Karamoja disarmament exercise nets 80 cattle rustlers
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 80 more armed rustlers have been arrested over the last 10-days of the disarmament exercise conducted by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces–UPDF and the Anti-Stock Theft Unit –ASTU of the police force in Karamoja sub-region. The joint security teams embarked on a …
Read More »Emyooga hit by multiple borrowing, diversion of funds in Lwengo
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cases of multiple borrowing and dishonesty have been identified as major frustrations in the effective management of the Emyooga, a presidential initiative aimed at wealth and job creation. The scheme was launched in 2019 to enhance the entrepreneurial capacity of selected enterprises and groups …
Read More »Court sets hearing date in MP Bagala vs Nabakooba election case
Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The court in Mubende has set August 27 for the hearing of the case in which Lands Minister Judith Nabakooba is challenging the election of her political rival Joyce Bagala Ntwatwa. Bagala won the January 14 polls with a margin of 16,000 votes to …
Read More »Chemutai, Chepetegei to race in Eugene tonight
✳ Cheptegei -2 Mile – 11.56pm ✳ Kiplimo -2 Mile – 11.56pm ✳ Chemutai -3000m SC – 11.12pm ✳ Nakaayi -800m – 11.48pm ✳ Nanyondo -1500m – 12.12am Eugene, USA | URN & XINHUA | Three Ugandan medalists at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games are set to face off with other stars when the Eugene …
Read More »UGANDA: Education system, limited digital tools slow down persons with visual impairment
Because of the closure of schools due to the pandemic, lessons are being done on television, radio, and online instead of face-to-face. Learners with visual impairment say both methods do not favor them Gulu, Uganda | CAROLINE AYUGI | For learners with visual impairment in Uganda, preparing for a dream …
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