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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teachers under Uganda National Teachers’ Union-UNATU have agreed to call off the teachers’ strike. The decision was taken on Monday evening after a meeting between UNATU leaders and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni at Kololo Ceremonial Grounds.  During the meeting, UNATU presented their case but …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lamwo Resident District Commissioner, Geoffrey Osborn Oceng, has expressed concern over civil servants who still commute from Kitgum district. Lamwo District started operating on July 1st, 2009 but 13 years later, the civil servants still commute daily from Kitgum, which is approximately 66 kilometers away. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank, the country’s national development finance company, made a record level of loan approvals in 2021, with total lending of sh635 billion. The approved loans are the highest since 2011, denoting a 10-year-high, while the loan stock grew more than half …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bishop of West Buganda Anglican Diocese; The Rt Rev Henry Katumba Tamale, has called for a general salary scales review for all public servants, as a decisive solution to the recurrent strikes. He is concerned that repeated action by different categories of civil …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has tasked religious leaders to mobilise their parishioners to embrace the Parish Developmental Model (PDM) programme that is currently being rolled out in the country. The call was part of his message during the groundbreaking ceremony and fundraising drive for the …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabaale International Airport in Hoima, Uganda’s second international airport now under construction is due for completion nine months from now, according to the contractors. The immediate objective of the airport, 200 kilometers by air from Entebbe International Airport and 33 kilometers by road from …

NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Sh48.13 trillion National Budget has been approved by Parliament today. The approved budget has increased by sh5 trillion from the current financial year budget. Over half of this money is expected to come from domestic revenue collection with Government targeting  a collection of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Centenary Park Monument in Kampala shall be relocated as Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA undertakes construction of the Kampala Flyover Project. The monument standing at the park opposite the Electoral Commission offices was designed by Makerere University lecturer, Sylvia Nabiteeko Katende to mark 100 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to sh400 billion has been paid out to over 18,000 claimants under the National Social Security Funds-NSSF midterm access. According to information obtained by URN, the fund made the first disbursement on March 17, 2022, after receiving 41,174 applications. Of these, only 14,690 applicants were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has maintained his stand on prioritizing better payment of civil servants in science-related fields as workers push for the harmonization of salaries across the board and enactment of a minimum wage. He was speaking during the International Labour Day celebrations …