Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Chairman Academics, Welfare and Disciplinary Committe of Kololo Senior Secondary School Reverand Canon John Awodi has accused Tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia’s Kampala Parents Primary School of grabbing their Land. Canon Awodi who is also a member of the School Board, told the Land Probe …
Read More »Bridge Schools are unlicensed in Uganda – Ministry of Education
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has confirmed that none of the Bridge Schools have been licensed because they have not yet met the requirements to operate in Uganda. In a statement dated February 6, Education Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza said, “Bridge Schools …
Read More »LIVE: Results of 4,525 UCE candidates withheld by UNEB
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has released the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) results, stating that although malpractices continue, there was a general improvement in performance in 2017 compared to 2016. Division 1 passes increased by 2.4%. UNEB whoever decried continued malpractices, that has …
Read More »ANALYSIS: The $3.55 billion pipeline deal
Contractor, gov’t offer pointers, urge suppliers to get ready Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Excitement filled Hotel Africana’s spacious Nile Hall on Jan.17 as hundreds of local suppliers braced for details about the specifics of the $ 3.55 billion pipeline deal contained in the study about its engineering designs. Houston-based …
Read More »ULC and Nyakaana accused of giving away Nakasero school land to tycoon
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A team from Nakasero Primary School led by the School Management Committee chairman Joel. Kalyesubula Bakawa Ssekabembe on Tuesday appeared before the Land Probe Commission over a fraudulent attempt to give away the school playground. This follows a petition the committee filed in May, 2017 …
Read More »Bridge Schools drop ‘international academy’ tag as battle with Education ministry escalates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bridge Schools have dropped the names “international” and “academy” as they battle to fulfil stringent requirements to operate set by Uganda’s Ministry of Education and Sports. “We have communicated to the Permanent Secretary before that use of the word “International” as part of Bridge …
Read More »DPP to investigate embattled Bob Kasango’s health claims
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of Public Prosecution Mike Chibita is investigating city laywer Bob Kasango’s health claims, that have stalled the hearing of the sh15 billion pension case before the Anti-corruption Court against him and three former jailed officials of the Ministry of Public Service, . …
Read More »ARTS: Top five artists on the Kampala Art Scene
Top five artists on the Kampala Art Scene Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Samson Xenson Ssenkaaba: Xenson is a first class graduate of the School of Industrial and Fine Arts at Makerere University and his name is synonymous with colossal experimental artwork produced from both indigenous (barkcloth) and synthetic material. …
Read More »Uganda’s faltering fight against poverty
Kampala, Uganda | DICTA ASIIMWE | Days after it emerged that the number of Ugandans living below the poverty line has increased to levels last seen twenty years ago, debate amongst experts is raging. But while the figures have raised eyebrows, experts say they are not overly surprised given the …
Read More »‘Panty Condom’ hits Ugandan market
Experts say it is more pleasurable and puts power in the hands of women Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | A new condom said to be more pleasurable is undergoing tests to be used in Uganda. The ‘panty condom’, as it is called, has already been given a greenlight by the …
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