Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara High Court is set to hear 60 cases related to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence-SBGV in Bushenyi district. The sessions will be presided over by Lady Justice Joyce Kavuma, the senior Resident Judge for Mbarara High Court Circuit. Out of the 60 cases, 48 are defilement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two students of Seeta Hill College in Mukono municipality have pinned their former head teacher, Samuel Ayeri for embezzling their tuition fees. The two students, Muhammad Salim and Max Mayanja were testifying as prosecution witnesses Thursday before the Mukono Grade I Magistrate, Maureen Mukoya where Ayeri …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil servants in Terego district are on the spot for rampant absenteeism. Currently, most of the civil servants operate from Arua City where they reside owing to a lack of accommodation and essential social amenities. While presenting the state of the district report on Thursday during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees and asylum seekers in Kampala have said that they struggle to access services due to language barrier. Byuja Dieudonne Pacifique, a teacher from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC says his colleagues seek him help when going to the hospital to help them interpret their health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former chairperson board of directors Uganda Airlines, Perez Godfrey Ahabwe has accused President Yoweri Museveni of wrongly appointing Jenifer Bamuturaki as the Chief Executive Officer-CEO of the entity. On 7 June 2019, Ahabwe was appointed by Monica Azuba Ntege, the then Minister of Works and …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has distributed 75 tons of sunflower and 500 tons of Soya beans to 22 cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub region. The oil seeds were distributed to cooperative societies from Lango sub region including Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Climate Change Action East Africa (CCAEA) and the International University of East Africa (IUEA) are organizing a symposium and expo for October this year at the IUEA Kampala campus, Kansanga – Ggaba Road, they said on Sept.7. The symposium will be an avenue to promote …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The King of Tooro Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru IV has called on learners to embrace and value the Tooro culture. Meeting learners from 13 schools in Fort Portal city on Thursday at his Palace, King Oyo asked the students to preserve the cultural norms of …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Western countries have failed to achieve their main goal of undermining Russia’s financial stability with “unprecedented sanctions,” Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday. The cabinet and the central bank have managed to significantly mitigate the negative impact of unfriendly actions against Russian citizens and businesses, …

Nairobi, Kenya  | THE STAR KENYA | Haki Jamii Rights Centre and Kituo cha Sheria say they will move to the High Court seeking compensation for Kenyans killed or maimed while working in the Middle East. The activists embarked on the process of filing public interest litigation in the court …