Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda has tabled before parliament the Kampala Capital City Authority (Amendment) Bill to cater for the emoluments of political leaders. Kabanda tabled the Bill for its first reading in the Wednesday plenary sitting chaired by Deputy Speaker …
Read More »Deputy Speaker calls for accountability in malaria fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “We need to start investigating the impact of funds allocated to fight malaria, because allocating and releasing this money is one thing and appropriately utilising it is another,” the Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has said. He said that he gets concerned when stakeholders in the fight …
Read More »MPs oppose UGX 7.5Bn budget for new sub-county police posts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Budget Committee has opposed a Shillings 7.5 billion budget request by the Uganda Police Force to construct police posts at sub-county level in order to secure funds for the Parish Development Model (PDM). The proposed budget was communicated to the committee by Rosemary Nyakikongoro, the …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccination of children will not be forceful: Education minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Education and Sports Janet Kataha Museveni has said that children will not be forced to get a Covid-19 jab. The minister made the remarks on Wednesday during a press briefing at State House Nakasero. She says that the vaccination of children will …
Read More »Nurses petition Parliament over salary increment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nurses and Midwives through their umbrella body, the Federation of Uganda Nurses and Midwives have petitioned Parliament for an increment in their salaries. Ruth Lematia, Maracha East County legislator presented the petition on salary enhancement discrepancies for nurses and interns in line with the collective bargaining …
Read More »Hundreds flock Fort Portal mortuary to identify accident victims
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A somber mood engulfed Fort Portal regional referral hospital as relatives of the victims of the Fort Portal Kyenjojo Highway Link bus accident gathered at the mortuary to identify their bodies, following the Wednesday morning accident. At least 20 people had been confirmed by …
Read More »UBF boss to contest for Africa Boxing Confederation presidency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Muhangi, the Uganda Amateur Boxing Federation President is eyeing Africa Boxing Confederation (ABC) presidency. He seeks to replace the outgoing Mohamed Moustahsane, during the continental elections slated for May 12th in Istanbul, Turkey. According to Muhangi, he intends to use the continental boxing governing …
Read More »Parliament tasks Minister Katumba Wamala to probe Link bus accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala to investigate the Link bus accident along Fort Portal-Kampala highway and report to the House. He directed that the ministry establishes the cause of accident and also …
Read More »Agago district leaders reject NAADS cassava cuttings
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agago district leadership has rejected 282 bags of cassava cuttings supplied by the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) for distribution to farmers under the Acholibur Parish Project (APP). APP is an initiative of the Gulu Archbishop, John Baptist Odama, which started in 2017 with the …
Read More »Business slowly resumes at Supreme Court after recent fire outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has today resumed business normally after a week under lock and key, following a fire outbreak in the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo’s Chambers. Last week, fire gutted the Chambers of the Chief Justice on the third floor of the building …
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