Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Virtual University of Uganda (VUU), Sub-Saharan Africa’s first private online only university and a vanguard in the technological revolution in university education, has kicked off a campaign to raise US$1 million in scholarships and bursaries for masters and postgraduate degrees in Africa. The Fund dubbed …
Read More »Parliament rejects UGX 169B technical education loan
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have rejected a loan request of 169 Billion Shillings (USD 45 million) meant to support technical education, through the Business Technical and Vocational Education and Training (BTVET). The MPs say the funds which were to be borrowed from the Islamic Development Bank …
Read More »GEN TUMWINE: Security ready to thwart terrorist threats
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security Minister Gen Elly Tumwine has assured pilgrims to the Uganda Martyrs Shrine, Namugongo, that their security is guaranteed despite a terror alert issued by the Police earlier. Gen Tumwine, who visited the Catholic Martyrs Shrines this afternoon said that he was convinced that …
Read More »Gov’t assures public on Attorney’s sexual harassment case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has said it is committed to investigating the sexual harassment complaints by Samantha Mwesigye, a senior State Attorney who recently opened up about being sexually harassed in office. Mwesigye came out early this month revealing that for more than 10 years she had been …
Read More »Museveni commissions USMID roads in Gulu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned 13 roads that were constructed in Gulu Municipality under World Bank funded, Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructural Development – USMID Project. Construction of the more than 10-kilometres of roads commenced in 2017 at a tune of 43 billion Shillings. Constructed …
Read More »Use of force is inevitable in policing – IGP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has justified the use of force by police personnel, which sometimes results in human rights violations. Ochola says in spite of interventions to completely eliminate cases of human rights violations, Police continues to operate under chaotic …
Read More »Police warns of terror threat, unveils Martyrs Day traffic guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only four days left to this year’s Uganda Martyrs Day celebrations, security agencies have put pilgrims on the high alert for suspected terror threats. The Deputy Police spokesperson, Polly Namaye, says they have received intelligence indicating that suspected terrorists have sneaked into the country. …
Read More »Ninety-year-old Tibyangye robbed clean at Namugongo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thieves have robbed clean an elderly pilgrim from Bushenyi district. Bernard Tibyangye who is well into the nineties, will live to remember this year’s Martyrs celebration after losing sh230,000 and his travel documents to thugs. According to Tibyangye, he was robbed of his wallet …
Read More »Police make three arrests after Nansana armed robbery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested three suspects in connection to an armed robbery at Cheap Hardware in Nansana Municipality in Wakiso district. Two people including Jimmy Atikuru, the Assistant Manager of the Hardware shop and Frank Aruho were gunned down during the Wednesday afternoon raid. Three …
Read More »Moroto maintains education, administration as budget priorities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto District Council has maintained education and administration sectors as top priorities in their budget estimates for the 2019/2020 financial year. The 20.2 billion Shillings budget was approved by council on Wednesday. The education sector received an additional 500 million Shillings from the 5.2 …
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