Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Education under the Church of Uganda has directed for the phased orientation of teachers who were laid off after the closure of schools last year. Schools across the country were closed as the government moved to decongest crowded spaces after an outbreak …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The investigations into the fire that gutted Makerere University’s iconic main building–Ivory Tower has ruled out a possibility of arson. The Ivory Tower caught fire in the wee hours of September 20, 2020, destroying the historical building valued at 15 billion Shillings and several vital …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has withdrawn from the case in which Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) seeks to overturn a high court ruling which faulted Diamond Trust Bank-Uganda for collecting debts on behalf of its parent company DTB-Kenya. The judgement stemmed from a case filed by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool have lost each of their last two Premier League home outings, having been unbeaten in 68 at Anfield before this. They have not lost three in a row at home in league competition since September 1963. Since a 2-1 defeat in May 2003, Liverpool …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Karamoja region is investigating a gang that could have masterminded killings in which 20 lives have been lost over the last six weeks. The deaths were recorded in Moroto district and parts of Napak between December 24, 2020, to February 5, 2021. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Islanders are sighing with relief and now have reason to smile following the national army’s helping hand that has seen a key hospital operating theatre restored. While handing over the renovated theatre at Bukasa, Gen Katumba Wamala, Minister of Works and Transport promised to equip …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Prime Minister of Rwenzururu Kingdom, Thembo Kistumbire wants the court to relax the bail terms issued to six juveniles who were charged alongside Rwenzururu cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere. The juveniles who were granted bail alongside Mumbere were tasked to report to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has tasked the Ministry of Finance to come up with a budget towards the refurbishment of Mandela National Stadium -Namboole in the coming financial year 2021/2022. Namboole is Uganda’s only national stadium of international standard and is supervised by the Ministry of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has appointed former deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Muzeyi Sabiiti, general manager of Luwero Industries, the manufacturing arm of Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF. Lt Col Deo Akiiki, the deputy army spokesperson confirmed that Sabiiti had replaced Brig Gen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Members of Parliament have indicated that they intend to contest for the position of Deputy Speaker of Parliament when the house opens its doors in May. The election of a Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament is the first activity of the assembly after …