COMMENT | RONALD KATO ODONGO | Uganda is entering another national examination season, with learners, teachers and parents focused on preparing candidates for success. At the same time, increasing internet access is changing how Ugandans learn, communicate and access information. According to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), Uganda had …
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COMMENT | MIRIAM MATOVU | When I arrived at Makerere University to study law, I was carrying more than books and ambition. I carried grief, wounds from childhood, questions nobody had answered and a deep longing for happiness, love, purpose and identity. Then my eight-year-old nephew, Kieran Tadenda, died …
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OPINION | FRANK BYARUHANGA | A final-year student is three months from graduation. Her tuition is paid, her family has sold land to see her this far, and one signature stands between her and a degree. The signature belongs to the lecturer who has been sending her late-night messages, suggesting she …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Kampala City Hall Court has remanded 10 teachers to Luzira Prison over alleged malpractice during the 2026 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), as investigations into the suspected irregularities continue. The teachers appeared before Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Nicholas Aisu on Friday evening, but the …
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KCB Bank Uganda Launches Scholarship Programme to Support 56 Vulnerable Students Across Uganda Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | KCB Bank Uganda, through the KCB Foundation, has launched the KCB Scholars Programme, an education initiative that will support 56 financially vulnerable students from eight government secondary schools across …
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Lira, Uganda | URN | A Primary 7 candidate has died after a motorcycle carrying three pupils to their Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) was involved in a road accident in Barr Sub-county, Lira District, on Tuesday morning. The three pupils, from Begomery Primary School, were travelling on a motorcycle …
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Education and investment plans drive surge in life assurance premiums Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Demand for education savings and investment-linked insurance products has emerged as a key driver of growth in the life assurance business, helping Equity Bank Uganda more than double life insurance premiums to …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | A section of residents in Busia District has appealed to the government to construct flyovers at three schools located along the 104-kilometre Busia-Lumino-Majanji highway to reduce road accidents involving learners and motorists. The affected schools are Sifuyo Primary School and Busyabala Primary School, …
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Satellite connectivity is unlikely to remove Uganda’s digital access challenges on its own Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has launched a satellite internet service for businesses in remote areas, stepping up competition with rival Airtel Uganda as the country’s telecom operators seek to reach customers …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | Uganda and Somalia have agreed terms for the employment of Ugandans in Somalia. The terms require written contracts, wages paid into workers’ own bank accounts and employer-funded insurance and travel. The agreement was signed in Mogadishu on Thursday by Gen. Henry Tumukunde, Uganda’s …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
