Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & PARLIAMENT MEDIA | A heated debate on Tororo in parliament yesterday ended with the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga directing that the Ministry of Lands present findings from a recent study-visit to London aimed at resolving the impasse. The visit to London was by a verification …
Read More »Driving schools ignore mandatory medical examination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Alexander Mugula got his driving permit in 2009 after paying shillings 300,000 to an instructor at Ddembe Driving School. He says the instructor presented him with all the necessary paper work before he proceeded to the Inspectorate of vehicles for the mandatory tests, …
Read More »Gun applicants to undergo one month training
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All gun applicants will first undergo one-month training. This is according to Apollo Kateeba, the Acting Police Commissioner for Private Security and Firearms. Kateeba, in an interview with Uganda Radio Network, said it is a no longer a matter of just presenting a certificate …
Read More »Jinja Municipality leaders on the spot for delays to construct Mahatma Gandhi center
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | India’s High Commissioner to Uganda, Shri Ravi Shankar has attributed delays to construct the Mahatma Gandhi heritage centre to lack of cooperation from Jinja Municipal council authorities. Construction of the memorial centre at the source of river Nile was pledged by India’s Prime Minister, …
Read More »Proposed regulation of standards of edible insects generates mixed reactions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS to regulate the standard of edible insects has generated mixed reactions from grasshopper consumers and dealers in greater Masaka region. In its draft standards tabled in September, UNBS notes that given the increasing trade in edible insects …
Read More »Prosecution defends move to try Kaweesi murder suspects at Nabweru court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution have defended Nabweru Magistrates Court’s jurisdiction to try cases of forgery against three suspects in the murder of former Police Spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The suspects are Bruhan Balyejusa, Shafiq Kasujja and Noordin Higenyi. Last week, the defence lawyers led by Anthony …
Read More »Bududa sub counties lacking Secondary schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bududa district is facing a shortage of secondary schools. Out of the 28 sub counties in the district, only eight have public secondary schools. Students have to trek long distances to the nearest schools in the neighbouring sub-counties which has led to a surge in …
Read More »Mao cautions DP members on association with People Power
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party-DP President Norbert Mao has warned his party members against being overridden by the growing political excitement of the People Power pressure group into violating the principles of their party. Mao was on Wednesday addressing a symposium of DP leaders from the …
Read More »Red Cross unveils UGX 1.6 Billion disaster response action plan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Red Cross Society has unveiled 1.6 Billion shillings disaster emergency action plan for responding to disasters associated with September – December rainfall season. The society says the plan has been informed by seasonal weather forecast released by Uganda National Meteorological Authority indicating that there …
Read More »Government moves to phase out grade III & V teaching qualifications
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government through the Ministry of Education and Sports is in a process of phasing out Grade III and Grade V teaching qualifications in favor of a bachelor’s degree in Education. Currently, the Grade III certificate is the minimum qualification for primary school teachers, …
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