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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Professor Edward Rugumayo has been Installed as the First Chancellor of Mountains of the Moon University. Prof Rugumayo was installed on Friday by Vice President Rtd Major Jessica Alupo at the University’s 15th graduation ceremony held at the University Main Campus in Saaka, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The invasion of herdsmen, referred to by many as Balaalo, into Agu and Abuket wetlands at the border between Ngora and Serere districts, is causing concern among leaders in the Teso sub-region. The Soroti LCV Chairperson, Simon Peter Edoru Ekuu says that the movement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Archdiocese has commenced festivities marking the 60th anniversary of the canonization of the Uganda Martyrs. As part of the celebrations, the Archdiocese will move the Sacred Relics of the saints in different parishes and selected catholic institutions including schools, and hospitals. Rev Fr Richard …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The operations against unlicensed health facilities and quack medical practitioners in the Teso sub-region have hit a snag.  The operations spearheaded by the Allied Health Professional’s Council of Uganda are currently being conducted in different districts across the Teso sub-region. In most of the facilities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Traffic Police Directorate collected sh41 billion in penalties in 2023 according to a crime report released this week by Senior Commissioner of Police –SCP Lawrence Niwabiine the acting director. Nuwabiine’s report shows that 528, 027 tickets were issued to drivers and motorcyclists for …

  JULIUS BUSINGE  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development Minister Ruth Nankabirwa has this afternoon (Feb.22) granted a 21-year Large-Scale Mining License LML0344 to Sunbird Resources Limited to mine 8000 tonnes per day of vital limestone at Rupa Sub-County, Moroto District, Karamoja Sub-region. Sunbird started …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala Capital City Authority -City Hall Court has sent more than 100 Karamojong mothers back to Napak for rehabilitation and to serve a one-month community service sentence for sending their children to the streets to beg. On Thursday, the Grade One Magistrate Edgar …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 139 billion Shillings nutrition project has been launched in the Karamoja sub-region. The project dubbed ‘’Gender Equitable Nutrition in Tanzania and Uganda (GENTU) will be implemented by Action Against Hunger in partnership with Karamoja Women’s Umbrella Organization. It will cover the districts of Nakapiripirit, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s team of athletes will set off for the African Cross Country Championship in Tunisia today. Abdallah Muhammed, the Publicity secretary at Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF), says the contingent of five athletes only Senior Men category includes Elijah Cheptoek, Abel Chebet, Ezekiel Mutai, Isaiah Kibet, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has been cleared to recruit critical staff in national and regional referral hospitals despite the ban on recruitment. The Public Service Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Catherine Bitarakate in a letter to her counterpart at the Health to Health Ministry, Diana Atwine said …