Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management has suspended a planned tuition increment for two years. Earlier this month, Guild President Ivan Ssempijja asked the university management to halt the 15% tuition increment policy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic constraints. The student leaders also demanded …

Why keeping them closed is dangerous Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Reagan Okello, 18, had just started his Form 3 when President Yoweri Museveni suddenly closed schools when the COVID-19 disease entered the country in March, last year. It has been a tough 17 months since for Okello who …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Prisca Chesang has won bronze in the 5000m at the ongoing U-20 World Athletics Championships at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. Chesang 18, crossed the finishing line in 16:21.78 minutes behind Ethiopia’s duo Mizan Alem and Meknat Wudu who finished first and second respectively. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents have been asked to consider nearby schools for their children following the disruptions caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has interrupted the education of over 1.5 million learners in Uganda after Government took drastic measures to close all educational …

In the second part of this two-part series of Unfair Education and Limited Digital Skills Opportunities to Children with Visual Impairment in Uganda, Caroline Ayugi highlights the dilemma of learners with visual impairment in choosing a career. Gulu, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE |  The unfair education and limited digital skills opportunities to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB did not register a single candidate from three districts for the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations. According to records, the affected district include Nabilatuk and Nakapiriti from the Karamoja sub-region and Madi Okollo from West Nile. Although …

Uganda imported gold from Tanzania worth $591 million , which is more than half of all imports from the country and five times more than all that Uganda exports there Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have lost their balance of trade surpluses to Tanzania over the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is still banking on the wealth creation program dubbed Emyooga to tame the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy this financial year. According to the Ministry’s economic performance for July, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant bearing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty three senior police officers have completed a four-month training in Information and Communication Technology-ICT use, Crime management command, execution of operations, and observance of human rights. The graduates were cohorts of the intermediate command and staff course intake which started on April 9. …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 80 more armed rustlers have been arrested over the last 10-days of the disarmament exercise conducted by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces–UPDF and the Anti-Stock Theft Unit –ASTU of the police force in Karamoja sub-region. The joint security teams embarked on a …