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C-Care IHK to elevate healthcare education with Busitema University

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  C-Care IHK, a multispecialty hospital, has Feb.7 announced a strategic partnership with Busitema University aimed at enhancing healthcare education, particularly for students enrolled in the Bachelor of Anaesthesia program. Under the terms of this alliance, C-Care IHK will team up with Busitema University to …

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TotalEnergies seeks license to produce gas at Tilenga

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies has notified the government about its plan to produce Liquefied Petroleum Gas at the Tilenga Development Area. LPG is a highly versatile energy source and can be used in a wide range of applications such as water and space heating, cooking as well as …

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MK Movement turns into National Patriotic League of Uganda

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supporters of Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who have been rallying Ugandans politically under the MK Movement, have today relaunched as Patriotic League of Uganda, with the aim of setting a foundation for a political party that will contest national elections in future. The Patriotic …

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Students panic as landlord threatens to evict their school premises

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | More than 300 students of Kayindu Secondary School in Luwero district are in panic following an order by the landlord to evict them from their premises. In 1982, residents established Kayindu Secondary School as a community school in Kalagala sub-county after getting five acres of …

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LoP lobbies for improved capitation grant in gov’t primary schools

Joel Ssenyonyi is disappointed that some UPE schools have not yet received the Capitation Grant. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, (LoP), Joel Ssenyonyi, has called on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to increase the capitation grant for government-aided primary schools, saying …

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BOU: Domestic borrowing risking country’s growth

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bank of Uganda (BOU) has expressed fear over the rising borrowing by the government from the local banking industry, saying it could team up with other factors to affect the growth of the economy. As of the end of June 2023, the government …

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