Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority (URA)’s collections for the six months from July to December 2019 fell short of the target by at least 697.4 billion shillings. Doris Akol, the commissioner-general, told reporters on Thursday at URA headquarters in Nakawa that the tax body managed to collect …

Vatican City, Holy See | AFP | Pope Francis insisted Wednesday poverty could be beaten if the world’s rich play a full part in ending inequality as he attended a conference on financial inclusion. “We are neither condemned to inequality nor to paralysis in the face of injustice. The rich world …

Karamoja, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts in Karamoja have deployed teams at the Uganda-Kenya border to monitor the movement of the deadly desert locusts. It stems from reports that the swarm of the desert locusts is only about 60 kilometers from Amudat and Kaabong districts in Uganda. The locusts are …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by parliament to halt the implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum has ignited confusion at different centers where several teachers are being trained to implement the curriculum. Parliament voted to halt the implementation of the curriculum on Tuesday night on grounds …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of the Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI Dr Pontiano Kaleebu has allayed fears that the HIV vaccine trials which were halted early this week in South Africa were not a waste of time. On Monday, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is in dilemma of fulfilling court’s directive to pay approximately 23 billion shillings to its staff under the Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme (MURBS). Until last year, the University Council, the supreme governing body of the institution was stuck with the heavy debt …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gender and Culture Affairs Minister, Peace Mutuuzo has discouraged teenage girls from the practice of elongating their labia. According to Mutuuzo, the practice of elongating the labia tampers with body hormones and arouses sexual feelings, which pushes teenage girls into premarital sex leading …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is asking the public to disregard claims that there is a Ugandan medical student who has tested positive for Coronavirus. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng said there are 71 Ugandan students in China and have …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has rejected a statement from Aruu MP Odonga Otto following an incident in which he was slapped by Kilak North MP Anthony Akol. Odonga Otto was rushed to Nakasero hospital last week after was allegedly assaulted by Akol. …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defense and Veteran Affairs has requested for more time to respond to a summons by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to answer to audit queries related to the Jet Ranger helicopter which crashed in Bulo last month. A sub-committee of the …