Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Veterinary officials in Kazo district have confirmed the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. Dr. Pacsmario Juderia the Buremba Town Council veterinary officer said that the disease was registered at a farm in Bwatama village, Buremba Town Council. He said they have put the town …
Read More »CCFU asks Gov’t to expedite Museums and Monuments Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cross-Cultural Foundation of Uganda-CCFU has asked the government to expedite the enactment of the Museum and Monuments Bill 2022. The bill was passed by Parliament on September 5th, 2022 and subsequently forwarded to the President for assenting. However, he returned it to Parliament with …
Read More »Norway partners with Busoga Kingdom to fight teenage pregnancies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Norway has partnered with the kingdom of Busoga in a 4.4 Million USD project aimed at ending teenage pregnancies in Mayuge and Kamuli districts. Records from the United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA as of 2021 rated Mayuge and Kamuli as some of the …
Read More »Ndeeba church case; State given last chance to present more witnesses
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joan Aciro, the Chief Magistrate of the Anti-Corruption Court, has granted the prosecution a final opportunity to call additional witnesses in the Ndeeba Church demolition case. Failure to do so will result in the closure of their submission. The latest development took place on Friday …
Read More »Prof. Ogwang prevails in COVIDEX ownership dispute
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has confirmed Associate Professor Peter Ogwang as the true owner of the COVIDEX support drug used on the COVID 19 virus. High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana ruled Friday that the ownership of the COVIDEX drug isn’t contested since Mbarara University …
Read More »Uganda adds Yellow Fever Vaccine to routine immunization schedule
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has started immunizing children aged nine months against yellow. This brings the total number of diseases being immunized under the routine immunization programme to fourteen. While this had earlier stalled having first planned to start in October 2022 during the …
Read More »Six youth in viral homosexuality video arrested
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region, on Friday confirmed the arrest of six youth for allegedly featuring in viral homosexuality video. Their arrest stems from a viral video showing six youth practicing sordid acts before cameras as others chanted on in the background. The video was …
Read More »Misuse of food additives dangerous to human health – UNBS
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS has commenced the enforcement of standards on food additives. The additives are substances that are not part of a food or beverage in its natural form but are substances added to preserve, flavor, or enhance taste, appearance, or other …
Read More »Museveni warns public servants against embezzling PDM funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called for harsh punishment of public servants involved in the embezzlement of Parish Development Model – PDM funds. Museveni made the call while delivering his address on matters of national importance to Members of Parliament at Kololo Independence Grounds in Kampala. …
Read More »Uganda Cranes to play Kitara region in AFCON qualifiers build-up game
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Cranes, will on Friday play Kitara region select team as part of the build-up games to their forthcoming Total Energies Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. This will be the only build-up game for Coach Milutin Sredojevic Micho’s team who entered residential camp on Wednesday …
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