NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Works, Musa Ecweru has decried the fact that most of the engineers in the districts are not confirmed. The majority are not registered with the Engineering Registration Board and therefore not members Uganda Institute of Professional Engineers (UIPE) Ecweru told journalists in …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 308 children who have been begging on the streets of Kampala have been repatriated and enrolled in schools in the Napak district. The children aged 5-15 years arrived in Napak on Thursday and were taken to two primary schools that were selected by the district …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Aspirants eyeing Parliamentary seats in Luwero district have started early campaigns ahead of nominations next year. According to the Electoral Commission Road Map, Parliamentary candidates’ nominations shall be held on Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th of September 2025. Polling shall be held on a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The insurance industry has attributed the recent high growth rates in business to the innovation trends, that have seen delivery of services to the public become easier. The business value, measured by the value of the Gross Underwritten Premiums (the money that the public gives …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Milly Naluwenda, a clerk to the Buganda Kingdom traditional court commonly known as Kisekwa has been arrested. She was arrested in Lungujja Parish on Thursday by a team from the Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI). Paul Werikhe, a son of Nuluwenda, told journalists that a …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President, Patrick Oboi Amuriat has asked the government to intervene in the invasion of herdsmen in different parts of the country. Amuriat who was addressing a press conference at the FDC office in Soroti City on Thursday said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Higher Education, John Chrysostom Muyingo, has criticized the enrollment and admission of unqualified students in health training institutions across the country. Muyingo said that the ministry is also aware, through reports and complaints, of some students resorting to using different results …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government has made a U-turn on its commitment to construct Akii-Bua Stadium to host the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2027. In November, the government committed to constructing the Stadium in Lira City, but not specifically for hosting the African Cup of Nations …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Leader of the Opposition Mathias Mpuuga has said he will not step aside as a Parliamentary Commissioner as demanded by his party National Unity Platform (NUP) following accusations of abuse of office.  He has instead accused his party leaders of trying to …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Administrators of private schools in the Masaka region are appealing to the government for direct support to procure instructional materials needed in conducting lessons and examinations under the new lower secondary curriculum. The administrators under the umbrella of Southern Buganda Private Schools Association are …