Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sarah Kanyike has handed over the office of the Deputy Lord Mayor Kampala City, saying it is time for her to serve the country as a civil servant. It comes a few days after she was nominated by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as Director Gender, Community Service …
Read More »Gulu university secretary faces dismissal over recruitment scandal
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University acting Secretary Asaph Adedua faces dismissal following a petition to parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC in regard to the institution’s recruitment exercise during the COVID-19 lockdown. Following the lockdown declared by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to tame the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the …
Read More »Education ministry appeals to schools to wait for reopening guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has advised administrators of schools and other educational institutions not to rush to set guidelines and dates on when they expect to reopen their gates for finalists. Recently, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who directed the closure of …
Read More »Gulu university final year students to undergo COVID-19 tests
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University Faculty of Medicine is considering subjecting it’s final year students to COVID-19 ahead of the opening of final year semester in June. At least 1,500 finalists from Uganda and beyond are expected to report for their final year semester after President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni …
Read More »President Museveni stops universities from issuing exams online during lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged universities insisting on having end of semester examinations during the national lockdown to reconsider. This comes after universities like Uganda Christian University (UCU) informed students that they would be sitting for end of semester examinations online even during the …
Read More »Bicycle mechanics cash in on suspension of public transport
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s directive that restricted use of private and public passenger vehicles has turned into a high-earning opportunity to bicycle mechanics in Masaka district who are now profiteering from the ban. In his address recently President Museveni asked people to stop driving public …
Read More »COVID-19: Police move to stop group jogging
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | nThe Uganda Police Force has said they will start enforcement to make sure people jogging stick to social distancing regulations. Following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned all public gatherings, public and private transportation and asked Ugandans to …
Read More »KCCA closes part of Kaleerwe market
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has issued a notice suspending operation of Kisanjja Section in Kalerwe Market for failure to abide by government guidelines in the wake of Coronavirus (COVID -19). According to a statement issued Wednesday, the suspension has been prompted by overcrowding in …
Read More »Museveni renews contracts for eight AIGPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has renewed contracts of eight Assistant Inspector General of Police -AIGPs. Among the eight AIGPs whose contracts have been renewed are three who were ordered by Inspector General of Police Okoth Ochola to handover their offices to their deputies after their …
Read More »Ban on public transport leaves hundreds of travelers stranded in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of travelers were left left stranded in Gulu Town on Wednesday night following a 14-day ban on public transport by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. On Wednesday President Museveni announced the 14-day Government’s travel ban on public transport in order to curtail the spread the …
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