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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has been recognized and honored by the Parliamentary Pension Scheme for her support and commitment to the organization. The speaker was recognized by the board of trustees of the scheme in a speech read by the board’s representative Solomon …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Friday that starting this month, it reduced the food ration to refugees in Uganda to 40 percent due to funding shortages. The long-term outlook shows that funding is “extremely” challenging, the WFP said in a statement issued …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior four candidates have been advised not to misuse face masks to smuggle unwanted materials into the examination rooms. The caution was made by headteachers while briefing learners ahead of the ahead of the 2020 Uganda Certificate of Education examinations which are starting on Monday, …

Cogniware Insights systems software will digitally manage, monitor, track, and trace infected people Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roke Telkom, a fully licensed Ugandan-based telecommunications company has been awarded a grant worth Shs 100 million under Phase 3 of the National Support Initiatives Program. The grant from the Ministry of ICT …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugembe George aged 24 has been sentenced to 42 years in prison after pleading guilty of defiling three little girls. Bugembe, a resident of Kasisa landing site in Bujumba sub county Kalangala district was charged with defiling two 7 year and one 6 year old …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Engineers attached to Kiira Motors Cooperation have asked school-going children to embrace homegrown technologies for sustainable job creation. Kiira motors cooperation is the first automotive factory in the country which is currently constructing a manufacturing plant on an 100-acre piece of land in Mutai village, …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has arrested six people in an operation on counterfeit veterinary drug dealers around the Ankole sub-region. The operation was conducted in the districts of Mbarara and Sheema. The six arrested have been identified as Wilson Kafeero, a retired veterinary officer and …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The adage “disability is not inability,” best describes the life of 38-year-old Pastor Richard Okot, a familiar name in the gospel music industry in Acholi and Lango regions. Okot’s musical journey started when he was aged 12, inspired by the experience of a street kid …

Qatar Airways flight taking off to Doha was delayed for about 40 minutes because of the fog at Entebbe Airport. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Visibility at Entebbe International Airport has been affected as dense fog persists in some parts of Entebbe and Kampala. From 6:00 am to about 10 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three residents of Nakiwogo village in Entebbe municipality have sued the owner of ‘My People World Mission Outreach Church,’ Grace Kabuye over noise pollution. The trio; Richard Watum Wod-Ongom, Male Mukasa and Stephen Balinandi, all retired civil servants and businessmen allege that they have been …