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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Four students were killed and 18 others injured after a truck plowed into a school computer laboratory in the central Uganda district of Gomba, the police said Wednesday. The accident happened at Kasaka Senior Secondary School Tuesday evening, said the police in a statement issued …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has resolved to extend the suspension of the 15 percent annual tuition increment for privately sponsored students. The 15 percent policy provides that the university will increase tuition by 15 percent every academic year for the next five years. The policy took …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies EP Uganda has today unveiled 200 Ugandan youth who have been selected from the Tilenga MOOC to join the Tilenga Academy training program. The program is aimed at empowering youth with skills and international certifications to work on the Tilenga project during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A proposed ban on importation of powdered milk from Uganda has been suspended by the Kenyan government. “I’m happy to inform the country that by 5pm last evening we had received a communication from the government of Kenya informing us that the ban on importation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa chief magistrate court has adjourned to 24th May 2023, the case in which former presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta, is charged with promoting sectarianism. The former journalist turned politician, and leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party was arrested in November …

Naksongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 235 heads of cattle have been reported stolen in Nakasongola district, leaving pastoralists crying foul. According to the District Police report, 235 heads of cattle were stolen between May 2022 to March 2023.  The report indicates that only 127 have been recovered …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 55 countries around the globe as vulnerable to the availability of health workers required to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goal target for universal health coverage (UHC) by 2030. According to the organization’s latest statement, of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Dr. Monica Musenero was on Tuesday put to task by the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee –PAC Central Government to explain why she failed to submit accountability documents to the Auditor General. Musenero and the State House Comptroller, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA council could not meet Tuesday after the Executive Director, Dorothy Kisaka wrote to the Lord Mayor and Speaker indicating that the authority lacked the finances to facilitate the sitting. This forced the political leaders including  KCCA Speaker of KCCA, Zahara Luyirika, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has freed Lt. General William Mark Orobi from South Sudan People’s Liberations Army-SPLA. It came after the prosecution dropped the charges of unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition against Orobi. The general first appeared before the former court martial …