Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report by the UN Agency for children, UNICEF has shown that one in three young people in 30 countries have been a victim of online bullying, with one in five reporting having skipped school due to cyber bullying and violence. The findings …
Read More »Police hunt for counter-terrorism officer suspected of shooting dead two
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint security forces have launched a hunt of unidentified Counter-terrorism – CT policeman suspected to have shot dead two people, Merina Tumukunde and Joshua Ntireho Ruhejera at Entebbe Expressway. A report by police and military teams that arrived at the shooting scene at Nambirigwa …
Read More »Witness contradicts himself in musician Mowzey Radio murder case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A witness in the murder of musician Moses Ssekibogo alias Mowzey Radio has given contradicting information about the murder suspect Godfrey Troy Wamala. The witness David Ebanget Etoru alias Producer Washington was with Radio on the fateful night at De bar in Entebbe. …
Read More »Contractor distances self from defects on URA tower
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The company that was contracted to construct the Uganda Revenue Authority-URA tower says that the construction was done based on the agreed design and drawings. In a statement issued on Thursday, Seyani Brothers & Company Uganda Limited says that it didn’t construct the tower …
Read More »MPs summon Finance Ministry for dealing directly with FUFA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Committee on Education and Sports want the ministry of Finance led by the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Treasury-Keith Muhakanizi to answer why shillings 10 billion was directly advanced to the Federation for Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) and not through the National …
Read More »Samsung to launch foldable smartphone after major delay
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | Tech giant Samsung has said it will launch its hotly anticipated first foldable smartphone on Friday, months after faulty screens forced an embarrassing delay of its release. The world’s largest smartphone maker spent nearly eight years developing the Galaxy Fold, but had to hold its launch in April after …
Read More »Kampala youths struggling to access youth livelihood funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Youths are struggling to access funds under the Youth Livelihood Program. URN talked to a couple of youths who applied and qualified but have not received the funds for financial year 2018/2019. Jonathan Mugagga, heads a 15 member group- Nanganda Lukuli Youth Unisex …
Read More »Teachers, parents forcing learners to attend holiday classes – MOE
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The failure for parents and teachers to adhere to education policies has been cited by educationists as the main reason why children are being sent to school during holidays. According to educationists, children today are not being given enough time to develop and enjoy …
Read More »Greed breeding corruption in Judiciary -Principal Judge
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine has said that the need to amass more wealth is breeding greed among judicial officers. Bamwine says that cases of bribery, corruption, and other forms of misconduct in the judiciary and other offices are caused by lack of satisfaction …
Read More »Police proposes UGX 10M fine for abuse of emergency vehicle regulation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force has proposed a fine of Shillings 10 million or a jail term of five years for any person found guilty of driving his motor vehicle, trailer or engineering plant as an emergency vehicle. This is part of the proposals tabled …
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