By Aloysious Kasoma Kawempe Muslim Secondary School has been closed after suffering the second fire incident in a period of one week. According to some sources at the school all students except those in candidate classes have been asked to go home temporarily as investigations into the cause of the fire …
Read More »Uganda attracts more Indian investors
By Julius Businge The Uganda government has promised tangible support to the Indian community eying Uganda as their immediate investment destination, Amelia Kyambadde the Trade and industry minister said. Speaking to the Confederation of Indian Industry and the members of the visiting Indian delegation in Kampala on Oct. 16, the …
Read More »Community health monitoring programs paying off
By Sarah Namulondo An initiative to involve Ugandans in monitoring health programs within their communities is paying off according to the latest review done by the Open Society Initiative for East Africa (OSIEA). Christine Munduru, the health and rights program officer for Open Society Initiative for East Africa has particularly …
Read More »TODAY IN HISTORY: Besigye dossier November 6, 1999
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On this day nine years ago, former National Political Commissar and senior officer of the UPDF, Col. Kizza Besigye authored a 14 page statement critical of the National Resistance Movement (NRM). Besigye, 43, wrote the article November 6, 1999 ahead of that year’s referendum. …
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