Arua, Kampala | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua City are investigating the circumstances under which a newly married couple burnt to death in a petrol fire incident. The deceased couple have been identified as Lillian Anguezaru Fungaro, 20, a resident of Okuazaku cell, Arivu ward, Ayivu Division, Arua City, and …
Read More »Court condemns Gov’t over failure to accommodate PWDs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has declared that the Government of Uganda has failed to put in place measures at various court premises to make them accessible to persons with disabilities. Justice Phillip Odoki has also declared that such a failure violated and continues to violate their …
Read More »BoU, DPF pay off EFC microfinance depositors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda and the Deposit Protection Fund (DPF) issued a roadmap for the payment of depositors at microfinance company EFC Uganda, now under liquidation. According to the plan, and the laws, DPF will pay the protected depositors, or those with deposits not more …
Read More »2023 PLE results to be released out today
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni is expected to release the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) results for 2022 today, around midday. The event, anticipated to be broadcasted, will be held at State House, Nakasero, revealing the results of the examinations conducted from …
Read More »Activists petition court to stop MPs from serving as Ministers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human Rights Activists have petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking an order for the Members of Parliament who are also Ministers to vacate their offices. Lawyer Michael Aboneka alongside a non for non-profit organization Walezi Wa Katiba Foundation argues that the current arrangement, where MPS …
Read More »Budget committee tasks finance officials on wastage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee have asked government to consider non-taxed areas and those with revenue leakages, as part of its sources of income. According to the MPs, these areas would bridge the budgetary gaps that have kept several key priorities unfunded …
Read More »Prof. Nawangwe: Makerere University main building to be ready by July
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Main Building famously known as the Ivory Tower will be ready by July this year, according to Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. Nawangwe told URN most of the structural works have been completed over the past few years, and what is remaining is completion …
Read More »Ghana sacks coach Hughton after AFCON exit
ACCRA, GHANA | Xinhua | Chris Hughton, coach of Ghana national football team, has been relieved of his duties after the team’s group stage exit from the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) said on Wednesday. The GFA said in a statement that …
Read More »NATO kicks off largest military drills in decades
BRUSSELS | Xinhua | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Wednesday kicked off “Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024,” its largest military drills in decades. “The dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States and following a series of operations will commence her transit across the …
Read More »NIRA plans mandatory return of old IDs for new national enrollment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) is considering a bold move ahead of the upcoming mass national ID enrollment: requiring all Ugandans to surrender their current cards before receiving new ones. This proposal, intended to streamline the process and address widespread issues, has sparked both …
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