Tag Archives: Uganda

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Deputy Police Spokesperson, Kampala Metropolitan Luke Owoyesigyire has confirmed that they are investigating a fire outbreak at New Crest Junior at Kibedi Day and Boarding Primary School in Kawempe Division Kampala City, where four children have been confirmed dead. It is alleged that the …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Hoima are feeling the pinch of  skyrocketing fuel prices. Fuel supply in the country has been affected by a strike at the Kenya-Uganda border, at which truck drivers protested the high charges for COVID-19 tests. Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja reassured the country …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP has made a U-turn and declared interest in prosecuting Pastor Aloysius Bugingo over his reported marriage to Susan Makula Nantaba. Bugingo is accused of committing bigamy and contracting marriage by customary law with Susan Makula when already married to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Fight at Lands Commission: Who’re the saints, if chairperson Byenkya is a sinner? THE LAST WORD Africa’s politics of fiction: It is incredible how politics in our part of the world is far …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Arab Emirates-UAE has relaxed measures for transit passengers from Uganda. The passengers will no longer have to conduct two COVID-19 tests before departing from Entebbe International Airport. This comes days after the UAE lifted a travel ban on flights from Uganda following reports …

Over 100,000 teenage mothers are on the verge of never returning to school if no critical interventions are put in check Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Save the Children has today supported the launch of the Ministry of Education and Sports nationwide ‘Safe Back to School’ campaign. The campaign will …

Failure to operationalise the National Health Insurance Scheme and resurgence of COVID-19 may constrain demand for insurance Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Uganda’s insurance industry is projected to register consistent growth in 2022 riding on technology innovations, government’s investment in infrastructure and increased economic activities as economy opens up. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A top commander of the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels who was captured in the Democratic Republic Congo-DRC, will be repatriated to Uganda. Benjamin Kisokorania was captured on Sunday by the Congolese army at Uvira in South Kivu province, as he returned from neighboring Burundi. Speaking …

  The debt service to tax revenue ratio has increased to 27.1% in Oct. 2021, up from 24.4% in the same period in 2020 Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Coronavirus pandemic induced borrowing has seen Uganda’s public debt raise 3.1% to Shs 73.78trillion compared to June 2021, says the …

Is social media becoming a threat to democracy on the continent? ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | In early 2021, Facebook (Meta) deactivated more than 20 accounts linked to Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party. Shortly afterward, Twitter also followed suit, closing 11% of the nearly 3,500 …