Tag Archives: Uganda

Move follows banning of more than 12,000 CSOs Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Civil society organisations have reacted with dissatisfaction at the government’s closure and suspension of 54 NGOs many of which work in the areas of transparency, accountability and governance across the country. On Aug.20, the National Bureau …

The forgotten feud awakens? Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Ten years after President Yoweri Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame starred in high profile reconciliation, there seems no path to making peace again after two years of border closure. Instead, new tensions could flare up. In July, Rwanda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University management has suspended a planned tuition increment for two years. Earlier this month, Guild President Ivan Ssempijja asked the university management to halt the 15% tuition increment policy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic constraints. The student leaders also demanded …

Why keeping them closed is dangerous Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Reagan Okello, 18, had just started his Form 3 when President Yoweri Museveni suddenly closed schools when the COVID-19 disease entered the country in March, last year. It has been a tough 17 months since for Okello who …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT |  Prisca Chesang has won bronze in the 5000m at the ongoing U-20 World Athletics Championships at Kasarani stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. Chesang 18, crossed the finishing line in 16:21.78 minutes behind Ethiopia’s duo Mizan Alem and Meknat Wudu who finished first and second respectively. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents have been asked to consider nearby schools for their children following the disruptions caused by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has interrupted the education of over 1.5 million learners in Uganda after Government took drastic measures to close all educational …

In the second part of this two-part series of Unfair Education and Limited Digital Skills Opportunities to Children with Visual Impairment in Uganda, Caroline Ayugi highlights the dilemma of learners with visual impairment in choosing a career. Gulu, Uganda | SPECIAL FEATURE |  The unfair education and limited digital skills opportunities to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB did not register a single candidate from three districts for the 2020 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education Examinations. According to records, the affected district include Nabilatuk and Nakapiriti from the Karamoja sub-region and Madi Okollo from West Nile. Although …

Uganda imported gold from Tanzania worth $591 million , which is more than half of all imports from the country and five times more than all that Uganda exports there Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Kenya have lost their balance of trade surpluses to Tanzania over the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is still banking on the wealth creation program dubbed Emyooga to tame the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy this financial year. According to the Ministry’s economic performance for July, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a significant bearing …