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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force- UPF in partnership with Makerere University has started a mental assessment exercise for traffic police officers. The assessment started on Thursday with officers answering written and verbal questions that will be a basis of determining the magnitude of mental related concerns. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in Acholi sub-region are advocating for increased civic education among electorates ahead of the country’s 2021 general elections. The CSOs that operate in Gulu, Kitgum, Pader, Lamwo, Agago, Omoro, Nwoya and Amuru districts asserted that educating the electorates is …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traders in downtown Kampala say they are worried at the rate at which their colleagues are closing shops due to unfair competition from Chinese traders. Traders dealing in hardware to general merchandise argue that the Chinese who used to sell the goods in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Accountants in local governments are still reluctant to enroll for Certified Public Accountants professional courses contrary to the Accountant Act 2013. The Accountant General, Lawrence Semakula, says although the Accountant Act 2013 has been in force for the last eight years, local governments are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The self-proclaimed People’s Government is set to file its petition against President Yoweri Museveni at the International Criminal Court-ICC next month. The group embarked on collecting signatures and evidence in November 2019 to back their petition against Museveni and other government officers to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has expressed disappointment over the importation of graduation gowns from China. On Wednesday, URN broke a story quoting Makerere University officials confirm that they had secured 7,000 out of the more than 13,000 gowns required for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY BOBI Wine Consultations: How People Power plans to dodge police roadblocks THE LAST WORD Kampala grinding to a halt: How NRM politics has made Kampala a dysfunctional city and what cannot be done about …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF) has hailed the Police for their role in securing equipment during the just concluded National Voters’ Register (NVR) exercise, but are unhappy about reported incidents of extortion involving Gombolola Internal Security Officers (GISOs). In a statement, UNNGOF commended the logistical …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Center – UWEC has received the first animal ambulance thanks to the Wildlife fans and the Paradise Wildlife Park in United Kingdom. The UWEC Executive Director, James Musinguzi unveiled the ambulance at their premises on Wednesday afternoon. The donation of the Ambulance …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | At least 402 former employees of the defunct Uganda Electricity Board-UEB have dragged the government to court in a bid to recover transport allowances that were due to them when their contracts were terminated. The applicants, whose application is filed on behalf of …