NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  It was jubilation around city several schools when bells signaling the end of the Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE were sounded. The examinations ended at 4:30 pm in many schools due to delayed delivery of the examination papers. At some schools, few scripts were delivered, which made some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Gulu municipal authorities have impounded and destroyed more than 1000 boxes of the banned sachet alcohol. They include bond Bond 7, Uganda Waragi, Royal Navi, Chief Waragi, Adrikos Hunters Gin and White Ram among others. The impounded alcohol was packed in sachets less than …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | There is increased tension along the Uganda-Rwanda border of Katuna, after Rwandan security officials shot two of their nationals who had crossed into Uganda to smuggle irish potatoes. The Monday evening incident happened 300 meters away from the Ugandan border. One of the two victims …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Parliament has given government two weeks to return the sugar bill 2016 to the house. In 2018, Parliament passed the sugar bill 2016 excluding zoning, which would allow sugar millers to set up factories and buy cane from out growers without any restrictions. However, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government will spend an additional 11. 3 billion shillings to operationalize Mbale and Masaka as regional cities during the financial year 2020-2021. This will be in addition to the initial budget of 130 billion shillings that was set aside for the operations of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Robert Kyagulanyi also known as Bobi Wine, the leader of the People Power movement has launched a student’s wing dubbed “students’ power movement. According to Kyagulanyi, “students’ power movement will be the epicenter of ‘shaking up the nation’ to cause the long-awaited liberation. More …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | High Court has dismissed with costs an interim application seeking to block the government and Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) from implementing and enforcing the Digital Tracking Systems (Tax Stamps). Justice Musa Ssekaana of Civil Division of High Court on Tuesday dismissed the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | President Yoweri Museveni has advised against presenting findings by the committee tasked to establish the historical boundaries of Tororo and West Budama, saying it will escalate tensions. There is raging dispute by some, of the boundary of Tororo and West Budama, pitting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The hope of recovering the four abducted Ugandan fishermen is fading four days after they were abducted. The fishermen only identified as Okello, Jawia, Onen and Osaga from Kijangi landing site in Tonya parish Buseruka sub county, were allegedly abducted on Thursday night from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Three months ago, 15-year-old Lin Nakayenze (not real name), a senior two student was curious about sex and went searching for answers on the internet. She says her one question- ‘What is sex?’ raised more questions than answers provided. “At school and at home …