Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women of reproductive age are facing increasing threats of ectopic pregnancies and ovarian cysts amid very little awareness and information about the two medical conditions. Doctors have explained that an ectopic pregnancy also known as tubal pregnancy is when a fertilized egg implants in an area …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has not yet received formal instructions from President Yoweri Museveni to drop criminal charges against the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. This comes about five months after Museveni promised that he was going to talk …

Tertiary institutes should venture in innovative technology and skilling of human capital in existing investment opportunities for a sustainable future Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Investment Authority is urging private education institutes to embrace science, technology and innovations for an upgraded investment in the education sector. This comes barely a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district has launched the first completed phase of the solar water project constructed in the Islands of Bussi sub-county that was started last year. While launching the project in Bussi sub county, the Wakiso chairperson Matia Lwanga Bwanika said that putting clean water in the …

Atletico Madrid beat Valladolid 2-1 away on Saturday to secure the LaLiga title. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Atleti secured the LaLiga title on Saturday thanks to a 2-1 win over Valladolid. Correa and Suárez scored the goals in the second half. Atletico Madrid started the game well, collecting several chances. …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders and subjects of Rwenzururu kingdom in Kasese district have condemned the remarks made by the Commander of the Uganda Land Forces, Lt. Gen Peter Elwelu regarding the Kasese killings of 2016 and asked government to apologize for them. In November 2016, the military hit the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For nine years, Jothan Yamureebire Burobuto has been at Makerere University pursuing a Bachelors Degree, which would ideally take him four years to complete. He is now one of the students who graduated during the concluded 71st graduation ceremony that ended yesterday. The 27-year-old student enrolled …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese municipality has recorded an increase in local revenue collection over a period of ten years. While the district collected 650 million Shillings in 2011, the figure has since jumped to 1.2 billion Shillings by 2019, before taking a dive in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Immigration Control is prioritizing maritime training as a measure to improve the capacity of immigration officials to fight migration-related crimes in the country. Geoffrey Kambere, the Commissioner for Immigration Control says that because Uganda shares water bodies with some neighbors who are victims …

Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibrahim Kittata, the new chairperson of Lwengo district has pledged to end the application of brutality as an approach to the enforcement of policies in the area. Lwengo district which was carved out of Masaka in 2010 has been in the limelight for the peculiar approaches …