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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Makerere University Students Disciplinary Committee has ordered the immediate reinstatement of Siperia Mollie Saasiraabo, who is accused of leading a strike over the 15 percent tuition hike. The disciplinary committee delivered its verdict on Tuesday afternoon, saying Saasiraabo has no case to answer. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Electoral Commission- EC has extended the deadline for update of the National Voter Register. Addressing journalists on Tuesday, the EC Chairman Simon Byabakama said the exercise has been extended for five more days, starting from Thursday 12th and ending Monday 16th December 2019. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Refugee Law Project in collaboration with the Canadian Museum for Human Rights has launched a travelling exhibition in Kitgum district. The exhibition under the theme Ododo Wa; Stories of Girls in War was launched on Monday at the National Memory and Peace Documentation …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Details have emerged as to why the Inspector General of Police-IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola recently appointed a committee to conduct a comprehensive audit in the affairs of the Logistics and Engineering Directorate. On Friday last week, Ochola named a five member committee led by …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda National Oil Company- UNOC needs a total of USD 795 million (approximately 2.93 trillion) shillings to take part in upcoming oil and gas activities. Angella Ambaho Kariisa, a communication officer at UNOC, notes that as Uganda draws closer to the Final …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Ugandans are better off investing their money in cows than plunging into the unknown world of cryptocurrencies, Stanbic bank chief executive Patrick Mweheire has said. A cryptocurrency is a digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Alliance for National Transformation-ANT political party has warned of tough consequences against members that will indulge in sexual exploitation against its female members. The warning was issued on Monday, during the training of party coordinators from the nine districts of greater Masaka sub-region held …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Government has admitted the delayed relocation of the people from disaster prone areas in Bududa district. The Disaster Preparedness Minister, Musa Ecweru told residents of Napsohi village in Bushika sub county in Bududa district on Monday that government has received information that people in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Health authorities in Wakiso district have raised concerns over the poor conditions of workers in stone quarries. The district has over 78 stone aggregate sites located in Kasanje, Kakiri, Mende and Namayumba. The sites are dusty exposing the workers to health risks which include …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Inequalities around education, technology and climate change could trigger a new great divergence in society if left unchecked, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) has cautioned in its 2019 edition of the Human Development Report. The report says that just as the gap in basic …