Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district local government 2021-2022 financial year budget is to reduce by 6.6 billion Shillings, equivalent to 15.1 percent. According to Patrick Besigye Keihwa, the Kabale district LC 5 chairman, the budget has reduced to 37,545,689,000 Shillings from 44,235,951,000 Shillings in 2021/2021 financial year. Tabling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, the Director of Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI says testing samples for COVID-19 tremendously increased the institution’s publicity. But it was also the most tense phase in memorable history since the institute was established nearly a hundred years ago. UVRI is a national, …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 27 year old boda boda rider in Kakumiro district has been murdered in cold blood. The deceased has been identified as Jackson Tumusiime, a boda boda rider at Kikwaya trading center in Kikwaya sub county, Kakumiro district. The incident happened on Saturday night. It …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Kalemba, the outgoing Member of Parliament for Kakuuto County has donated a building to house a health centre in Kyakatuuma village, Mutukula town council. According to Kalemba, he had to hand over the structure in time, in preparation for his departure in June. The …

  Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize produce dealers from the districts of Namutumba and Bugweri have asked government to skill them on proper storage techniques which they say will enable them to trade in quality grain within the local and regional markets. Their call comes just a few days …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga has declared that she will not accept the Vice President’s job as a compromise to give up her bid for speaker. Kadaga is reportedly locked in a bitter battle with her deputy and NRM party colleague Jacob Oulanyah to …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Wagabyalile Amurum, the new elected Masaba cultural leader has called for unity and reconciliation amongst the Bamasaba. He made this call today during the cultural council meeting where elections of three executive members took place at Masaba cultural institution offices located at Malukhu, industrial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district educationists are worried that many pupils are set to sit their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) without essential school study requirements like geometry sets, rulers and pens. The district inspector of schools, George Wiliam Mwanje says that the requirements which some pupils are lacking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Dr. Samuel Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has beseeched Christians to avoid superficial acclaim of Jesus Christ. Dr Kaziimba who was preaching during the Palm Sunday service at Uganda Christian University Community Sunday fellowship said that many Christians just add …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boda boda has been arrested on allegations of ferrying gun wielding men who last month killed a mobile money operator in Entebbe town. Armed men trailed Nambi Bogiya from her workplace up to her rented house, shot her dead and vanished with the money …