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2025 PLE: 35 candidates to repeat class over malpractice in Kabale

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All 35 candidates who sat for the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) at Rushabo Primary School in Kahungye Sub-County, Kabale District, have been advised to repeat the class after investigations by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) confirmed that they were involved in examination …

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Museveni declines to take sides in Middle East war

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has declined to take sides in the ongoing war in the Middle East stating that Uganda maintains friendly relations with many countries involved in the ongoing tensions. Last week, …

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Court to decide on Agasiirwe’s bail application on March 18

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Division of the High Court in Kampala has fixed March 18th 2026 to decide on the bail application by the former commandant of the Special  Investigations Unit, Nickson Agasirwe Karuhanga who is facing charges of murdering Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions Joan …

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Uganda Airlines wet-leases Ethiopian Airline’s Boeing 787-8

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines has arranged a short-term solution to resume its suspended long-distance flights with the arrival of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, registered ET-ASI, from Ethiopian Airlines. The aircraft, scheduled to arrive this Thursday under an ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and Insurance) agreement, will be …

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Factory fined Shs75 million for polluting wetland in Luwero

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye Standards, Wildlife and Utilities Court has fined PRO Industries Pte Limited Shs75 million for polluting a wetland in Luwero District. The company, owned by an Indian investor, operates an ethanol and extra-neutral alcohol (ENA) manufacturing plant in Ndibulungi Village along the Kampala–Gulu …

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IGG probes 308 graft cases, recovers Shs2 billion in 6 months

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Inspector General of Government -IGG Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala has said that her office have investigated 308 corruption cases, including 14 high-profile ones, in six months. Records show that 1,316 complaints were registered between July and December 2025, with 151 sanctioned. 308 corruption …

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Judiciary ready to pay out Shs24 billion bail money

Courts holding Shs54 billion in unclaimed bail deposits as the owners suffer Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over UGX54 billion in bail deposits and court securities belonging to ordinary Ugandans remains unclaimed in Judiciary accounts, with at least UGX24 billion already processed and ready for immediate payout, the Secretary …

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