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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | 4,671 candidates enrolled by the Uganda Business and Technical Examination Board (UBTEB) missed the April/May TVET exams. According to UBTEB’s data, out of the 13,209 candidates registered across 262 examination centers for the final program exams, 8,538 sat for the exams, while 4,671 candidates …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has warned judicial officers against wearing clothes that are partisan. It is the first time that the head of the Judiciary is coming out to talk about what judges should wear under their robes According to Owiny-Dollo, clothes colored …

A team of engineering and computer science students at Makerere University in Uganda has developed a low-cost air quality monitoring system now being used to combat air pollution across eight countries SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | A technology developed by a group of tech-savvy engineering and computer science students …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has tasked schools and heads of institutions in the Acholi Subregion to monitor the procurement of quality grains for feeding their learners in a bid to promote their safety. The call comes amidst concerns about the quality …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Police officer, Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana, that pepper sprayed Dr Kizza Besigye after smashing the window of his car with a pistol twelve years ago, has been remanded to Luzira prison. Arinaitwe Bwana, who in 2015 was also in court over family violence, is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender and the NSSF are mobilizing labor inspectors to ensure that all employers contribute workers’ savings to the fund. This is part of the efforts to ensure that all workers across the country comply with the recent amendments to the NSSF …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay-Tv entertainment, has launched a drama series dubbed Damalie, in its continued effort to give viewers more the finest of local Ugandan films. The exciting drama which immerses audiences into another high-quality Ugandan production, premiered at a launch …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu has filed his defense at High Court in response to a suit challenging the nullification of the election of Canon Kasana Ssemakula as Luwero Diocese Bishop-elect Rev. Dr. Stephen Kazimba Mugalu through Agaba Muhairwe …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Busoga Kingdom Tourism Minister, Hellen Namutamba, has challenged the Basoga in the diaspora to invest in the development of tourism sites across the Busoga sub-region. Namutamba says that the development will increase their revenue income. While speaking in an interview with URN on …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INEPENDENT | A case in which a police officer in Kisoro District is accused of shooting to death an Indian businessman has been transferred to Kabale High Court following threats to the witnesses. Patel Kuntaj, 24 who operated a hardware shop in Kisoro municipality was shot …