Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in the Karamoja sub region are optimistic that the establishment of Karamoja Peace and Technology University in Kotido district will address the challenges of insecurity and hunger in the region. On Friday, the Vice President Maj. Jessica Alupo launched the construction of Karamoja Peace …
Read More »VP Alupo urges schools to reject homosexuality
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT l Vice President Jessica Alupo has urged school administrators not to give any opportunity for homosexuality to manifest in their institutions. In recent times, schools have been targeted for the promotion and recruitment of students into homosexuality. Some students have been caught practicing homosexuality. VP Jessica …
Read More »Uganda hails China for support under South-South Cooperation framework
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda on Tuesday hailed China for the support it continues to give to countries under the South-South cooperation framework. While speaking at the opening of the second Africa High-Level Forum of South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Sustainable Development held in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, Ugandan …
Read More »Museveni will run in 2026: VP Alupo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Rtd Major Jessica Alupo has assured Ugandans that President Yoweri Museveni is still around and should support him during the 2026 polls to drive forward the development he has started in the country. Speaking during celebrations to mark thirty-five years of Entebbe Church …
Read More »VP Alupo woos Acholi to embrace gov’t programmes
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has wooed the locals in Acholi Sub-region to embrace the various government programs for the socio-economic transformation of the region. Alupo said as the new year has started, the people in the region should embrace key areas of education and the …
Read More »VP Alupo calls for more equitable trade with China
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vice President Jessica Alupo has said Uganda will benefit more from its relationship with China if the wide trade deficit between the two countries is narrowed. Speaking during the celebrations to mark 60 years of Uganda’s diplomatic relationship with China, at the Kampala Serena Hotel, …
Read More »VP Alupo, MP clash over gov’t progress on provision of sanitary pads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vice President Jessica Alupo, and Busia Municipality Member of Parliament, Geoffrey Macho clashed at the Children’s summit at Hotel Africana in Kampala on Wednesday, over sanitary pads. It all started when the organizers led by Moses Ntenga, the Executive Director of Joy for Children …
Read More »VP Alupo, Otafiire and Sempijja endorse Museveni for 2026
Justice Minister Norbert Mao, on his part said, 2031 should be the start of a new Uganda. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Vice President Major Jessica Alupo, Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire, and Defence Minister, Vincent Sempijja, were among the leaders who signed an endorsement for President …
Read More »Museveni again skips UN General Assembly
Political pressure keeps President away from annual gathering since 2017 Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | On the week beginning Sept. 19, world leaders will descend on the United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S. for the 77th General Assembly. But President Yoweri Museveni will not be part of them. …
Read More »Gov’t earmarks 4.2Bn for revamping Kilembe mines
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has released 4.2 billion shillings this financial year for revamping the dormant Kilembe Mines Limited-KML. The Vice President Rtd. Maj. Jessica Alupo said the money will be used for fixing broken bridges, rehabilitate and restore the power supply before government succeeds in identifying an …
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