Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 bags of impounded charcoal have been auctioned in Nwoya district. The auctioned charcoal was impounded from various places within the district about two weeks ago. Nwoya District Chairperson Patrick Okello Oryema told URN that each charcoal bag was sold between 10,000 and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of Education (MOE) has secured 10 billion shillings to kick start the roll out of the Lower Secondary School Curriculum. The money has been approved in the 2020/2021 Education budget. The total amount needed to roll out part of the Curriculum this …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 52,000 students who sat for Primary Leaving Examinations in 2019 have not been planned for during the ongoing Senior One selection exercise at the Uganda Manufacturer’s Association conference hall. According to the Uganda National Examinations Board, 683,303 candidates sat for P.L.E in 2019. …
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Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was controversy at the offices of the Lwengo Resident District Commissioner, as members of different enterprise groups converged to elect their leaders. The Lwengo Resident District Commissioner Jjuuko Kasiita on Thursday called for a mobilization meeting for groups of people dealing in different income …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities from various districts in the country have faulted the Agro-industrialization campaign under the Operation Wealth Creation-OWC program, saying it cannot save Ugandans from poverty and unemployment. OWC through the National Agriculture Advisory Services–NAADS introduced agro-industrialisation with the aim of creating jobs and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The out-going United States Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Ruth Malac has said she had a candid working relationship with President Museveni. Malac whose four-year tenure as US Ambassador to Uganda ends on Sunday told URN in an interview on Friday that her and Museveni often …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the budget committee have summoned ministers for Defence and security to explain why the sector failed to comply with gender and equity requirements. The decision stemmed from a presentation from Equal Opportunities Commission on the gender and equity responsiveness of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders and farmers in Luweero are questioning how Major Roland Kakooza Mutale, the Director of Special Duties in the President’s Office ended up as one of the beneficiaries of a tractor intended for farmer groups. Government through the National Agricultural Advisory Services procured …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) has warned companies and individuals using middlemen to get provider’s certificate that they were being issued with forged ones and faced blacklisting if caught. The public procurement regulatory body says it has noted a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Law School is seeking financial independence to run the proposed Executive Bachelor of Laws Programme that is scheduled to start next month. Students enrolling on the program will be paying a whooping Shillings 5M per semester compared to the Shillings 1.7 million for …
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