East African Countries Validate and Adopt a Regional Framework for Occupational Competency Assessment and Certification and Regional Policy Framework for TVET Integration Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania have adopted a framwork which will facilitate mutual recognition of qualifications and awards and subsequently free mobility of skilled labour …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bukalasi Secondary School headteacher Milton Nandala Wotunya has been interdicted by the Education and Sports Ministry after allegations of sexual abuse of learners emerged. In a letter dated October 24th written by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports Ketty Lamaro, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Joseph Put from Belgium has been named the new head coach of the Uganda Cranes. Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) announced the appointment early today. Paul Put has coached in Burkina Faso, Gambia, Guinea, Kenya and recently Congo Brazzaville. “FUFA rolled …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has given the green light to the National Teacher Bill which among other things seeks to usher in a new era of professionalism among teachers at all levels. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, the Minister for Information Communication Technology (ICT) and National Guidance, confirmed that the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s year-on-year average inflation rates have steadily decreased, with the reduced price increments of onions, maize flour, and sugar over the past 12 months, ending in October 2023. According to the latest report released by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS), the average inflation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has officially launched the Digital number plates, three years after President Yoweri Museveni officially issued a directive authorizing the Russian firm, Joint Stock Company Global Security, to execute a compulsory digital surveillance system. Through the Ministry of Works and Transport together with …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Accountability Committees will scrutinize the Auditor General’s report on the treasury memoranda, moving away from the previous procedure which entailed submission of the report to the office of the Speaker. The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa made the communication to Members of Parliament during …
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COMMENT | MAJ GEN (Rtd) AUBREY RETEMYER | On October 22, this year, a friend was stopped from boarding a Kenya Airways flight to East Africa. He was told by the agents that unlike before, in order for a Guyanese passport holder to travel to the EAC, there were …
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Cairo, Egypt | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomed on Wednesday Egypt’s decision to accept some 80 injured and sick people from the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. WHO said in a statement that it has been working with the Egyptian Health Ministry “in …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Kiira region have arrested a 28-year-old woman, Rose Musiya, for allegedly killing her two children. It is alleged that Musiya, a resident of Buwagi cell in Northern Division, Jinja City killed her children in an act of ritual sacrifice and buried …
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