NEWS

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man of Indian origin survived being lynched by angry residents in Arua city after he knocked dead a pedestrian last night. The deceased, Ismail Uriama, was a former driver of late Ibrahim Abiriga, the former member of parliament for Arua Municipality who was assassinated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Director of Legal Services at Makerere University has appealed to the staff tribunal over his dismissal. Javason Kamugisha and Davis Malowa Ndanyi, the Director of Human Resources were dismissed early this month after serving for a year. They were appointed on probation and …

  NEWS ANALYSIS | BAKER BATTE – URN |  On Friday, May 13, 2022, Muwema & Company Advocates and Solicitors asked Monitor Publications to retract a story stating that High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana had asked the Uganda Registration Services Bureau-URSB to consider documents in the Simba Telecom takeover. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has observed that the variation in the acreage of land allocated to different investors at Nakawa-Naguru by Uganda Land Commission (ULC) connotes the existence of intentional fraud. The Adhoc Committee of parliament, which has been investigating the distribution of 82.05 acres of Nakawa-Naguru …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Kyambogo University that will facilitate the students and staff of the university to acquire laptops and other related accessories on loan instalment basis. “Despite the strong benefits of digital learning, the cost of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Science teachers have resolved to halt their industrial action. Last week, the Uganda Professional Science Teacher’s Union which brings together science teachers in secondary schools and instructors in tertiary institutions mobilized its members to lay down their tools at the start of the reopening …

Supplementary Budget for FY 2021/2022 ➡Shs86.3bn for Office of the President to cater for external financing from EXIM Bank for the National Science, Technology, Engineering and Innovation Skills Enhance Project ➡Shs77bn for State House for classified expenditures, ➡Shs64.4bn for UPDF to facilitate Operation Shujaa in DRC and Shs87.5bn for operations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police on Thursday allowed Dr. Kizza Besigye, the leader of the people’s front for transition to return home, after holding him for more than seven hours in his car. In the morning Police intercepted Besigye shortly after living in his residence where he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Embattled administrators of the Uganda Land Commission-ULC are again on the spot over deactivation of the commission access from the National Land Information Management System so as to criminally facilitate fraudulent transactions thus causing financial loss of billions of shillings to the government. The system …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beer maker, Nile Breweries Limited has today (May 19) announced that it is maintaining the prices of its beer unchanged, despite the negative economic pressures faced by businesses across the board. Executives said, this is deliberate to enable consumers continue to enjoy their favourite beers …