Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, Robinnah Ssemakula Babirye, hang her police boots after 40 years of service. She retired at the rank of Inspector of Police -IP, having joined the police force in 1980s. In an interview with Uganda Radio Network -URN, Babirye said she has left …
Read More »Crisis as schools hunt for teachers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many private school operators are currently hunting for teachers as educational institutions prepare for full reopening after close to two years of closure in Uganda. Due to the COVID-19 induced lockdowns, private schools in Uganda laid off their staff since many couldn’t afford to …
Read More »Selling immature Coffee compromises quality, farmers warned
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities have warned farmers to desist from selling immature coffee saying the move affects the quality of coffee in the country. Liza Luseesa, the Uganda Coffee Development Authority – UCDA manager for Central region said that although farmers are aware that it is only …
Read More »Police Officer saved from paying sh50M compensation for missing car
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has set aside a decision by High Court directing the head of Community Policing in Uganda Police Force Anatoli Muleterwa to compensate a woman Sh50 million over her missing vehicle that was found auctioned. The Court of Appeal Justices Monica …
Read More »Christmas road carnage
430 people died in road accidents last December. ‘Fika Salama Extra’ launched News Analysis | RONALD MUSOKE | Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala, wants Ugandans travelling to their upcountry homes for the end of year festivities to do so cautiously. He is one of many leaders …
Read More »Uganda Free Zones Scheme boost exports
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The contribution of Uganda’s free zones to total exports jumped more than seven times to 1.247 billion dollars in 2020/2021 from the previous year’s exports. This is about one quarter of the country’s total exports for the year. The Uganda Free Zones Authority (UFZA)was created …
Read More »Supreme Court seeks written submissions to decide Small Claims case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has ordered for written submissions in the case in which the Attorney General wants an interim injunction halting the implementation of a decision by the Constitutional Court allowing lawyers to participate in Small Claims. Small Claims are cases whose …
Read More »MOH: Poor response by elderly persons to vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is concerned about the low response of elderly persons in the ongoing vaccination campaign against Covid-19 disease, Doctor Allan Muruta, the Commissioner for Integrated Epidemiology and Surveillance services has indicated. In March this year, the Ministry of Health launched a …
Read More »SWITZERLAND TRIP: Fraudster cons Police Officers of millions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Detectives from Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID are hunting for a fraudster who has collected millions of shillings from a number of police officers, purportedly to enable them attend a non-existent training trip to Switzerland. The Fraudster targeted police officers attached to the directorate of Police Medical …
Read More »DEAL: Government agrees to pay interns immediately
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has rescinded it’s orders to expel all medical interns effective Monday for striking. The interns went on strike in May, 2021, following government’s failure to release funds that were meant for their allowances. Previously interns were earning between 750,000 and …
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