Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development is reviewing the Family Policy draft to ensure harmonization with current societal realities and incorporate inputs from various stakeholders. The draft policy seeks to protect the at-risk family unit which is crucial for the country’s well-being and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces-CDF Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi has cautioned recently promoted senior army officers against acts of corruption that taint the image of the force. Presiding over the piping ceremony of 23 senior army officers who were part of the recently 395 promoted …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Oil Side Secondary School in Hoima District has been closed for operating illegally. The closure of the school located in Katooke village, Kabaale sub County left more than 130 learners stranded. The school was closed on Thursday during an impromptu visit by Caroline Nyamahunge, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Makerere University Guild Electoral Commission Ramadhan Kirunda warned candidates against violating the election rules ahead of the 2024 Guild elections. According to the roadmap, the elections are scheduled to take place on March 7th. Kirunda said that 16 candidates have been …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council is struggling to dispose of unclaimed bodies due to the lack of a cemetery. In October Mbarara City Council lost the former public graveyard in Rwobuyenje, Mbarara City South Division, after a group of people sued the council for encroaching on …

WASHINGTON | Xinhua | Polls opened across South Carolina for Republican primary voters on Saturday morning as former U.S. President Donald Trump and the state’s former governor, Nikki Haley, face off. Trump remains undefeated in the GOP race and has led Haley by a significant margin in South Carolina polls, …

NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Bond trading at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has hit a record high, boosted by foreign investors seeking to cash in as yields on the securities rise. NSE data released Thursday evening showed that the bond turnover has been on an upward trajectory since Monday …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has been struck off the Grey List of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a categorization that risked the Ugandan financial industry being blacklisted. The FATF Grey List acts as a warning to a country that other countries, authorities and the international community will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical Association (UMA), has started a process of helping medical workers secure jobs abroad. Speaking to URN in an interview on Thursday, Dr. Herbert Luswata the UMA President said the decision to send colleagues to the neighboring Rwanda and the United Kingdom comes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty-eight police officers have applied to be regraded to the Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS) to serve as Scene of Crime Officers (SOCOs). SOCOs are police officers trained in scene preservation, evidence collection, exhibit packaging, exhibit transportation, and exhibit storage. In an invitation written by …