NEWS

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Ministry of Education and Sports to create a well-defined scheme of service for teachers. This scheme will outline the processes of teacher promotion and remuneration. The President was Thursday responsding  to Vincent Elong, the Chairperson of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife, and Antiquities has confirmed reports of illegal sales of gorilla and chimpanzee tracking permits and urged Ugandans to remain calm as a thorough investigation is conducted. In the past week, media reports have exposed a syndicated defraud of gorilla …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than two hundred delegates from the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party have convened at the party headquarters at Najjanankumbi Kampala for accreditation to attend the official delegates’ conference scheduled for today. The FDC has set up different tables where delegates from specific …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hopes of the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Katonga faction led by the Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago to block the delegates’ conference organized by the Najjanankumbi group led by Patrick Amuriat Oboi and Nathan Nandala Mafabi may have suffered a set back. It …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has dismissed the case in which Events Promoter Abbey Musigunzi commonly known as Abitex was accused of negligence which resulted in the death of eleven people at Freedom City  Namasuba during the 2023  New Year Celebrations. The 13 charges were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Musicians Federation (UNMF) has petitioned Parliament, urging swift amendments to the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Act 2006 to protect their intellectual property rights from infringement. The petition, presented to the House by Phiona Nyamutoro, the National Female Youth legislator during a plenary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Danish government has, through the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA), together with other organisations in Uganda and Denmark launched the Integrated Grain Handling Project for rural communities to help farmers improve standards. This follows recent incidents regarding the quality of grain, mainly maize.  The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry, and Fisheries has blamed the private sector for the low uptake of agricultural solar equipment. Despite the efforts by the government to encourage the use of solar equipment in agricultural processes, the uptake has been very low, despite …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has called for peace and unity among the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu-OBR subjects. The message was delivered by the State Minister for Gender and Culture, Peace Mutuzo at the homecoming event for the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu Cultural leader Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema Ngoma …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have warned boda boda riders to watch out when on night duties, as robberies and ambushes increasingly become common in the Kampala metropolitan area and other upcountry regions. This warning follows the arrest of eight suspected motorcycle robbers by the Directorate of …