Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In response to a recent surge in M-pox cases in Mayuge and Namayingo districts, some local herbalists have turned to traditional remedies as a purported treatment option for the disease. According to the Ministry of Health, as of October 30, Mayuge District alone has reported …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance, in partnership with Huawei Technologies Uganda has announced the National ICT Job Fair 2024 set to take place on November 21 – 22, 2024 at the National ICT Innovation Hub, Nakawa in Kampala. This annual event, now in …

Kaliro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga North arrested Patrick Muyingo, the director of Rise and Shine Primary School in Namukooge village, Namugongo Sub-county, Kaliro District, on Wednesday for failing to register candidates for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE). Muyingo is currently detained at Kaliro Central Police Station …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 49 Primary Seven Pupils with Disabilities in Kwania District have all turned up for the Primary Leaving Examinations- PLE. Primary Seven pupils across the country started writing their PLE on Wednesday with Mathematics in the morning and Social Studies in the afternoon. In Kwania District, …

Sironko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sironko district local government has returned 100 million Shillings of unspent Road fund money to the Consolidated Fund due to the failure of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). The IFMS is an automated budgeting and accounting system used by government entities to …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr Johnson Byabashaija has transferred 52 police commanders and sent others on leave. The transferred officers include one Senior Superintendent of Prison (SSP), and eight Superintendents of Prison (SPs) while 11 are Assistant Superintendents of Prison (ASPs). SSP Samson …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Physical Infrastructure have recommended that the Uganda Roads Authority and Uganda Road Fund be taken back to the Ministry of Works and Transport. In a report to parliament, the MPs agreed with the reasoning of the government on the need …

End of the road for the Uganda Coffee Development Authority – UCDA KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has passed the National Coffee (Amendment) Bill, 2024, effectively dissolving the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA). The passage of the Bill, which reshapes the country’s coffee regulatory framework, took place during a plenary …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 candidates from Luwero district have missed the Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), which started yesterday. On Wednesday morning, Primary Leaving Examination candidates across the country began the examinations by writing mathematics papers. In the afternoon, the candidates wrote the Social Studies paper. In …

WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | Multiple major U.S. media outlets projected on Wednesday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has won enough Electoral College votes and will be the next president of the United States. Earlier in the day, Trump took the stage at West Palm Beach County …