NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament are expected in court on charges of conspiracy to defraud and diversion of public resources. They are Igara East MP Michael Mawanda,  Elgon County MP Mudimi Wamakuyu, and Busiki County MP Paul Akamba. They will be charged with Leonard Kavundira, the Assistant …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Close to one thousand four hundred (1396) girls aged between 15-19 years in Kabale district were impregnated between July 2023-June 2024. According to Monica Muhumuza Nzeirwe, Kabale District Senior Probation officer, among the impregnated include four girls who are aged below the age of 15. …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Yosam Odur Ebii, the paramount chief (Won- Nyaci) of Lango under Lango Cultural Foundation has appointed new members of the Electoral Commission. The members will spearhead the election of a new Won-Nyaci in November. The five-member commission will be chaired by the deputy Awitong of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new HIV prevention study has found that twice-a-year injections of a new antiviral drug, called lenacapavir, completely protected women from contracting HIV. Findings of the the PURPOSE 1 HIV prevention study among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda was released …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court  has remanded two Journalists to Luzira Prison on charges of publishing information without a valid broadcasting License. Dickson Ashley  Mubiru  the Managing Director Grace Publications, Alirabaki Ssengoba a News Writer at Grape Vine Media were arraigned before the Court …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has extended the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women (GROW) project to benefit women entrepreneurs in the Karamoja sub-region. The GROW project running for five years and implemented by the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development was launched in …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 26 institutions including schools and a prison in West Nile and Kiryandongo districts have embraced alternative sustainable cooking energy as a result of the intervention of Save the Children with funding from the European Union. With the introduction of Lorena stoves for …

Kikuube, Uganda | Xinhua | The Chinese oil giant China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) in Uganda is holding a two-day medical camp in the country’s western district of Kikuube, where hundreds of local residents are being provided with free medical services and treatments. A statement by CNOOC Uganda Limited …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has issued a final call for students wishing to register for this year’s examinations across different levels. In a statement to the press issued on Wednesday, Jennifer Kalule, UNEB’s spokesperson, emphasized that parents, schools, and candidates have until June …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators from the Acholi Sub-region have asked entrepreneurs in Northern Uganda to tap business opportunities ahead of the regional Parliamentary sitting in Gulu City. Parliament is set to hold outreach sittings covering the four traditional regions of Uganda which include; the North, Eastern, Western, …