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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Pader District have proposed a five-year strategy to address the growing issue of stray animals, which are destroying crops and worsening hunger in the region. The district agricultural officer, Seydou Adolatona Opoka, emphasized the urgency of the situation during a recent briefing. …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 430 teachers in government primary schools in the West Acholi sub-region have been transferred. In Gulu district, at least 70 teachers, 8 head teachers, and 7 deputy head teachers were transferred to new duty stations across the district. Jackline Akello, the Gulu District Education …

Museveni Issues Executive Order Directing Internal Affairs to Stop Denying Banyarwanda Passports Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has issued an executive order instructing the Ministry of Internal Affairs to stop denying Ugandan passports to rightful citizens. Museveni in the order signed on January 23 said that he …

Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When 15-year-old Mukasa (not his real name), a native of Kyankwanzi district left school to seek a livelihood, he ended up working in the gold mines. Situated in Nkufa, Kassanda District, this gold mining, which began in the 1980s, perpetuates several illegalities, including child labor, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long-awaited judgement as to whether the military courts should try civilians or not has been fixed for January 31st by the Supreme Court. According to the notice sent to the lawyers who have been involved in this case, Lukwago and Company Advocates, Alaka …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has assigned the House Committee on ICT and National Guidance to carry out an in-depth investigation into the continued illegal practice of telecom companies reassigning already allocated sim cards to other people. Tayebwa noted that the mobile numbers of …

Umukuuka III was one of a few African political and cultural leaders invited to President Trump’s week-long inauguration festivities  Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT | Uwelukoosi Jude Mike Mudoma, the Umukuuka III of the Bamasaaba/Bagisu, has secured a partnership with a United States business firm interested in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and …

  Through negotiating with organic and synthetic material the artist constructs powerful conversations on the tension between our spiritual and cultural identity, and the modern world we live in  ARTS | By Dominic Muwanguzi | Juuko Hoods’ new body of work is captivating and will leave many viewers who will visit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mountains of the Moon University (MMU) has launched the “Building Socio-ecological Resilience of Communities to Address Flash Flooding in the Rwenzori Mountains (B-SaFFeR).” Funded by the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR UOS), the B-SaFFer project is a 5-year (2024-29) collaborative consortium between Mountains of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) Isaac Ssemakadde, has petitioned the High Court seeking to set aside the summons issued against him by Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman. The summons were …