Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement Party Electoral Commission has been dragged to court for failure to conduct party primaries in Kigorobya county, Hoima district. Sixteen party members who were nominated for different political posts on the NRM ticket in the newly created sub-counties of Kisukuma, …
Read More »Ikwera Girls SS, Kwania district bicker over UGX 150m Presidential pledge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ikwera Girls Secondary school has accused Kwania district local government authorities of using 150 million shilling meant for the purchase of a school bus. The money was sent to Kwania district by Ministry of Finance to purchase a new Mini-bus for the school during the …
Read More »Police probes drowning of Makerere University student
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers from Wandegeya and Makerere police stations are probing the drowning of a Makerere University student James Owimupehwe. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, says that Owimupehwe a Rwandan National and student of social sciences drowned on Sunday. Owimupehwe tried to swim …
Read More »Government sponsorships favour male students –Mak Professors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers from Makerere University have called for comprehensive interventions to increase the female intake in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. They argue that that the affirmative action policy which awarded 1.5 bonus points to girls qualifying to enter public universities, remains insufficient …
Read More »Defilement cases tops Moroto crimes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Defilement cases top the list of criminal offences lined up for trial in a special High Court session in Moroto. The session that started on Monday will be presided over by the Fort Portal Resident Judge, Justice Wilson Masalu Musene. Justice Musene will handle …
Read More »Hoima Municipal garbage recycling plant lying idle
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The multi-billion shilling garbage recycling plant constructed in Hoima Municipality is lying idle seven years after it was constructed. The plant that was envisaged to turn garbage into manure was funded by World Bank through the National Environmental Management Authority-NEMA. Apart from aiding effective …
Read More »INTERVIEW: `We should have a mechanism of continuous conflict resolution’
Atim Ogwal Cecilia Barbara commonly known as Cecilia Ogwal is the District Woman Representative for Dokolo District and member of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party. She spoke to The Independent’s Julianne Sabiiti about Uganda’s 57th Independence Anniversary. What memories do you have of the pre-independence era and where …
Read More »South Sudan refugee influx increases in Nothern Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 900 South Sudan Refugees crossed to Northern Uganda as of September 30th, a report from the Office of Prime Minister and United Nations Human Rights commission UNHCR has revealed. The joint border monitoring report released on October 10th reveals a slight rise …
Read More »Uganda Red Cross resumes operations in Luweero
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Red Cross Society-URCS has resumed operations in Luweero and Nakaseke districts exciting members of the community. URCS suspended operations in Luweero in 2015 after their staff and volunteers abandoned work over lack of funds. The Society’s Office located in Kasana market zone …
Read More »Absence of Flemish language interpreter delays Glaser trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of a case in which a German National Bernhard Glaser is accused of abusing minors under his care has stalled due to the absence of a Flemish language interpreter. Glaser, the Director of Ssese Humanitarian Services, a German/Belgian humanitarian initiative providing rehabilitation services …
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