Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda has experienced unprecedented growth over the past years which has come along with increasing demand for electricity. Power distributor Umeme and other sector players including Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Limited, Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited and Rural Electrification Agency are undertaking critical projects …
Read More »Entertainment firm sues MTN Uganda over ‘Kwata Esimu’ caller tune
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Telecommunication giant MTN Uganda is in trouble for the alleged sale of “Kwata Esimu” song which belongs to Winnie Nwagi and Mubarak Adams Mandela alias Free Boy as a caller tune. Viva Entertainment Limited has sued the telecom company in the Civil Division of High …
Read More »SPC shoots student dead for violating curfew hours
Patrick Otimong was shot dead when police opened fire after meeting resistance from errant members who were partying in the night-time curfew. Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bukedea police have shot dead a teenage boy for allegedly violating the night-time curfew. The deceased has been identified as Patrick Otimong, a resident of Kanyipe …
Read More »MPs reject proposal to limit term of BoU deputy governor
Constitutional Amendment Bill 2020 introduced by Michael Maranga seeks to limit the term of the deputy governor and the board members to only ten years. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament has rejected a proposal to have the deputy governor Bank of Uganda (BoU) serve …
Read More »Candidates abandon Bunambutye primary school
Bulambuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of candidates at Bunambutye primary school in Bulambuli district has drastically dropped from 41 to 14 learners. The school that operates in tents was started by the Office of the Prime Minister – OPM for the children of people displaced from high-risk areas …
Read More »Leaders in Kayunga raise red flag over persistent child labour
Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kayunga district have raised concern about the challenge of child labour. Following the closure of schools due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, children engaged in causal jobs that include sand mining, hawking, bricklaying, fishing and sugarcane cutting to earn income. Ramadan …
Read More »Kyagulanyi rallies NUP leaders to mobilize people to defend his victory
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi has called upon leaders in his party to mobilize people to defend their party’s victory. Speaking on Thursday to about 300 leaders including councillors and chairpersons of sub-counties and districts of Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono who …
Read More »Defence ministry blames UGX 320Bn ‘ghost’ pension claims on poor verification
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence has blamed a 320 Billion Shillings false entry for pension and gratuity arrears on an unreliable verification exercise. The accounting officer of the ministry Edith Buturo while meeting the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday was tasked by the committee …
Read More »Minister consults on proposed SAGE age reduction
Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State minister of Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike is in Katakwi district of Teso region for consultations over the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment -SAGE proposed age reduction from 80 years for beneficiaries. The SAGE scheme under the ministry of gender, Labour and …
Read More »Education ministry preparing condensed version of class syllabus
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports is preparing a condensed version of the class syllabus that will guide teachers on how to manage the teaching-learning process in the shortened learning period. Ever since the government announced the phased reopening for all learners, educationists, teachers and …
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