Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Although President Yoweri Museveni said that traffic officers will be armed, police say they don’t have enough pistols for individual traffic police officers to be armed while carrying out their duties. President Museveni on Sunday said traffic officers will be armed or paired with armed …
Read More »`I must work to eat’
Children reveal why they are not returning to school | THE INDEPENDENT | To limit the spread of Covid-19, President Yoweri Museveni ordered the closure of all schools on March 18, 2020. The closures affected an estimated 73,200 schools, more than 15 million students, and 548,000 teachers. In October 2020, …
Read More »Museveni ministers to rise from 79 to 80
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that his new team shall be of 80 people – that is cabinet and state ministers. Museveni who has just started the sixth term as the President of Uganda is expected to appoint his new Cabinet soon, for vetting …
Read More »Little hope for Primary 1s as schools close again
UGANDA
Original BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE
P1, P2 & P3 – start – June 7
P6, S3 & S5 – re-start – June 7
P4-P5 – holidays – June 4
3-year plan to harmonize school calendar
Terms 12 weeks
Holidays 15-17 days
No exams
2021 starts …
Museveni tasks Karamoja MPs on insecurity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed legislators from Karamoja to join the security team in searching for the people involved in lynching a famous community leader. It comes a week after unknown people lynched Mariko Abura Apanaluk, a renown Karimojong elder and kraal leader together …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Museveni address on COVID-19
KEY MEASURES ANNOUNCED
Schools, higher institutions of learning closed for 42 days
All teachers must get vaccinated
Religious gatherings suspended
Conferences suspended
Marriage ceremonies, burials, parties maximum 20 people Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has closed all schools for 42 days, …
LIVE: Museveni to address nation on COVID-19
LIVE 8pm: Museveni to address nation on #COVID19 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni will at 8pm today outline Uganda government measures to contain a new wave of COVID-19 infections and deaths. He is expected to tighten on public transport, air travel and vaccinations, and confirm …
Gen. Katumba shooting
Why security must conduct better investigations Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The June 01 shooting of Gen. Katumba Wamala, a former Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and most recently, minister of Works and Transport, has brought police murder by assassination investigations back into the spotlight because of the …
Read More »Museveni’s State of the Nation Address
Speech delivered amid soaring COVID-19 cases and insecurity fears after Gen. Katumba shooting Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | The preparation for the State of the Nation Address started off on a wrong note the previous day- mass vaccination against covid19 at Kololo Independence Grounds was halted to prepare for …
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LIVE: Museveni delivers State Of Nation Address 2021
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said the gun used in the attack of Gen Wamala Katumba early this week has been identified as the same used in the murder of Maj. Sheikh Mohammed Kiggundu, 52 in 2016. (CLICK to read Kiggundu murder details) He also …
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