Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For the 18 months of the nationwide school closure, private school teachers have been waiting to get a relief fund from the government. However, the long-awaited revolving fund worth Shillings 20 billion might not come through soon as different groups fight for its management. …
Read More »MTN to float 20% of its shares on the Uganda SE
This will potentially be the largest IPO on the Ugandan market and will be delivered primarily through a digital paperless/ green platform which is the first of its kind in East Africa Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has today announced intentions to float 20% of their shares …
Read More »Retrained DPCs back at former work stations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 90 out of the 170 District and Division Police Commanders –DPC who completed a 3-months’ refresher course at Olilim Counter-Terrorism Training School last month have been redeployed at their former police stations. In a bid to revamp police resilience towards fighting crime, …
Read More »Road Accidents: 229 killed in September, 1,000 injured
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 229 people perished in 1,407 road accidents recorded last month, according to the police’s Directorate of Traffic and Road Safety. Faridah Nampiima, the Traffic Directorate Spokesperson, said that the accidents which mostly emanated from reckless driving also resulted in serious and minor …
Read More »Ugandan suicide bomber shot dead in Kyebando
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Monday evening gunned down a suspected terrorist in Kyebando-Kawempe Division a Kampala City suburb. Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson has identified the deceased as Hamid Nsubuga, a suspected a suicide bomber who escaped from Pader district in Northern Uganda in August. “Nsubuga …
Read More »RWAKAKAMBA: We are doing a brilliant job at Dubai Expo
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Matia Kasaija on Monday morning signed the first investment deal at the Dubai Expo, with global financing company, Modha Investments which focuses on commercial agriculture and food processing. Modha’s license in Uganda targets the development …
Read More »Shadow cabinet to meet over plenary boycott
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | All opposition whips and members of the shadow cabinet are set to meet to decide whether to end or continue boycotting Parliament plenary sittings. The opposition led by the National Unity Platform (NUP) has boycotted parliament since last week following the re-arrest of Makindye …
Read More »COVID-19: End of the road for 19 private schools in Nakasongola
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 19 Private Primary Schools in Nakasongola district are believed to have ceased operations because of the prolonged closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the affected schools are Muwuma Light of Future, Global Junior, Ayesiga, God’s Grace, New Hope, Kamuli Quality …
Read More »Uganda to open shelter for stranded girls in UAE
Dubai, UAE | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that the government of Uganda is to open a shelter in the United Arab Emirates-UAE to shelter girls that get stranded in that country after being trafficked. Museveni made the pronouncement after discussions with the executive leaders of Ugandans …
Read More »NUP lawyer Wameli admitted in Boston, battling stage four cancer
B oston, USA | THE INDEPENDENT | Anthony Wameli, the head of the Legal Department of the National Unity Platform-NUP has been diagnosed with stage four cancer. Wameli, who has been battling on and off abdominal complications in the past few months, was diagnosed with colon cancer alias bowel cancer by the …
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