NEWS

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environment activists are appealing to the government for tax exemptions on the machinery they import to support their operations. Martha Nalukenge, the Sales and Communications Officer at EcoBrix-Masaka Recycling Initiative; a local volunteers’ association that promotes proper disposal and management of plastic waste, says the …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sugarcane farmers from different parts of the country want the sugarcane pricing formula to be derived from their costs of production rather than gross sugar prices at the factory level. They argue that sugar prices are ever fluctuating and deriving a formula on such a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Women activists have expressed deep concerns about the little coverage about gender sensitive issues and the women by the media in Uganda. While unveiling the women’s month at Hotel Africana, the activists, led by Margret Sentamu the Executive Director Uganda Media Women’s Association-UMWA says that …

Madi Okollo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has backtracked on plans to acquire additional land at Ajai Wildlife Reserve in Madi Okollo district to enable expansion of Rhino conservation, citing community resistance. In December 2022, UWA announced plans to acquire an additional 26.58 square kilometers of land on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Demands for salary harmonization took center stage at the inauguration of the Makerere University Academic Staff – Muasa’s new executive. Led by Chairman Dr. Robert Kakuru, Muasa’s new executive took oath on Thursday at the College of Business and Management Services- COBAMS, marking the beginning …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP leaders in Masaka have lashed out at the top leadership of their party over its demand for the resignation of MP Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba from the position of parliamentary Commissioner. The NUP secretariat released a statement on Thursday evening, calling for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), monthly inflation report, has revealed that the increase in the country’s annual inflation rate for the year ending February 2024, has mainly been caused by the hike in education services, especially school fees. The report indicated that the country’s …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Nakaseke District have launched investigations into the suspected kidnap of two female juveniles from Kirangazi village in Ngoma Sub-County. The victims were identified as PhionahTusingwire, 4, and Patience Tarindeka, 5, both pupils at Apex Model Primary School in Nakaseke District. They are believed …

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 …