‘Govt has no money to pay Medical Interns’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has stated that his government doesn’t have enough money to pay medical interns. The President proposed that to make the work easier, the person who has been sponsoring the medical student during the medical …
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Angola peace talks renew search for solutions COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT | Details about peace talks between the governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in the Angolan capital, Luanda, on Aug.20 remain scanty but it has not deterred pundits from insisting that without Uganda’s issues being …
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Why the disaster at the KCCA landfill for city garbage is a sign of worse disasters to follow THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | The collapse of the garbage-filling dump at Kiteezi is symptomatic of the wider governance crisis that has engulfed our country. Uganda is in disarray, without a central …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Peter’s Church of Uganda Primary School, located in Nantabulirwa, Mukono Municipality, is seeking sh700 million to construct four classrooms that will ease the current congestion. The school located within Namanve Industrial Park, currently accommodates over 1,000 learners but it is struggling with …
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Lessons from Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT TEAM | Until 2017, the Koshe Landfill on the edge of the Ethiopian capital,Addis Ababa, was just like the Kiteezi Garbage dumpsite on the northern edge of Kampala City. On a typical day, several trucks carrying waste from the city would …
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Tensions as Katonga faction plans to dissolve party NEWS ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | News that the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) could be dissolved has caught many by surprise. A Delegates Conference organised by the Katonga faction slated for August 19 could seal the fate of what was once …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s private sector reported a continued growth of new orders running into the fourth month at the end of July marking the start of the third quarter. The upturn was widespread across all five monitored sectors, with firms linking the expansion to new client wins. …
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But political elites in Kenya and Uganda don’t give in without a fight against anti-corruption COMMENT | INGE AMUNDSEN | The recent protests by young people in Kenya and Uganda have highlighted a form of corruption that is difficult to deal with: political corruption. Compared to its cousin, administrative or bureaucratic …
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Kiryadongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 32,350 Sudanese refugees have fled to Uganda due to conflict in the past year. The refugees entered the country between November 2023 and August this year. The refugees have since been received and accommodated at the Panyadoli refugee settlement area in Kiryadongo …
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Currently, 95% of households rely on wood or charcoal for cooking, contributing to deforestation and indoor pollution, which disproportionately affects women and children Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UK, in partnership with Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development, has unveiled a £5 million clean cooking programme designed to …
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