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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six primary and secondary school teachers in Gulu city are battling mental illness. Richard Irwenyo, the Gulu City Education Officer told URN in an interview that in June last year, his office registered seven cases of teachers battling mental illness. He says that two teachers …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The low turn up of learners in many schools in Kasese district has been attributed to the resurgence of new Covid-19 infections. Administrators argue that parents are trying to avoid paying schools fees until their convinced of their children’s safety. In some of the schools …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A six-year-old girl in Mukono district who went missing on her way to school on January 12, has been found dead. Praise Lugoloobi Nakavubu had just been enrolled at Katente Church of Uganda primary school when she disappeared on her third day to school. Police …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rt. Rev. Pons Ozelle has been consecrated and enthroned as the 3rd Bishop of Nebbi Diocese. He replaces the 2nd Bishop of Nebbi, the Rt. Rev. Alphonse Watho-Kudi, who died in January 2021 due to COVID-19. Rev Ozelle was enthroned on Sunday, January 16, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has finally released 500 Million Shillings for the renovation of Maziba Primary School. The structures that include seven classroom blocks, head teacher’s office, staffroom, and store were destroyed by landslides in May 2020. However, there was no intervention from the government leaving teachers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF soldier is at large for shooting and injuring a traffic police officer in Ntinda, Kampala. Assistant Inspector General of Police-AIGP, Asan Kasingye identifies the injured traffic officer as Police Constable Robert Mukebezi. The traffic officer was towing a vehicle that …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Buliisa have arrested a 26-year-old man for allegedly burning a 16-year-old boy. The suspect has been identified as Shaban Amanda, a local artist and a resident of Butiaba landing site in Buliisa district. It is alleged that Amanda has been living with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has tasked parliament to prioritize revamping of the economy and the health sector in 2022/2023. Parliament through its sectoral committees is currently scrutinizing the 43 trillion Shillings National Budget Framework Paper tabled by the Ministry of Finance in December 2021. …

Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Primary six pupils of Nyanza 1 Primary School in Kakoli sub-county, Budaka district have rejected automatic promotion to Primary seven because they did not complete the syllabus. Last month, the Ministry of Education said that all learners will automatically be promoted to the next class …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 200 victims of a violent land conflict in Pawel Langetta village in Opara sub county, Amuru district are struggling to survive. In October last year, there was a bitter land row between Palaro and Pakwayi clans, all in Amuru district over the ancestral …