Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP), the party with the highest number of elected leaders in the opposition, officially declared this week that they will not be joining the People’s Front for Transition-PFT. The PFT pressure group was last week launched, with its leaders saying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Proprietors of private schools have rejected a government offer for them to access loans from the Microfinance Support Centre. They say schools require a lot more money than the Microfinance Support Centre is able to offer and the interest rates offered are too high. Following …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Miseebe Central in Bulera Sub County, Mityana District are appealing for help to stop the rampant theft of livestock in their area. The appeal came after residents intercepted a group of suspected thieves who were carrying a calf and several goats allegedly …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 vaccination cards are being sold to unvaccinated people at a cost of Sh100,000 in Lira, according to Ivan Kareiga, the Officer in Charge of operations at Lira Central Police Station. While addressing the COVID-19 task force meeting on Thursday, Kareiga informed the team …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya has shown Buganda Road Magistrates Court wounds on his body shortly after denying new charges of inciting violence this morning. Ssegirinya has been arraigned before the court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Doreen Olga Karungi and charged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deaths from tuberculosis – one of the top infectious killers in the world – have increased for the first time in a decade, as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the World Health Organization. Tuberculosis (TB) is the second deadliest infectious …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joram Rwakahinga, a father of three and resident of Kikuuta village in Bukango sub-county, Bukomansimbi district has committed suicide after he was detained for sexually molesting his daughters, Police have said. According to Police, the suspect aged 35, hanged himself inside the cells of …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police and sister security agencies in Masaka region are hunting for unknown assailants who have started terrorising communities once again. On Wednesday night assailants hacked a coffee dealer in Kirimya town leaving him in critical condition. Shafik SSendyowa, a resident of Gayaza Lubowa LCI …

All of us have the potential to be food heroes. Our actions are our future. The process of transforming our agri-food systems — and making an impact on global hunger, healthy diets, environmental damage and waste — starts with you and me. COMMENT | By Qu Dongyu | This year’s World …

Time has come to highlight that adequate water, sanitation and hygiene are essential components of basic preventive health services as these are primary drivers of public health COMMENT | By Fatima Maada Bio | Access to handwashing with soap is a foundational component of healthy schools. Good hygiene practices help ensure …