Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients at Bukwo general hospital in Bukwo district, Sebei sub region are forced to share beds with dead bodies due to the lack of a mortuary. This was disclosed by Bukwo district health officer, Dr. Edward Sabiti on Tuesday during the Covid-19 taskforce meeting chaired …
Read More »15 Eritrean nationals arrested for illegal entry into Uganda
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbale is holding 15 Eritrean nationals who were arrested in Tororo for illegally entering into the country. The 15 Eritreans were arrested on Tuesday by personnel of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces while entering the country through porous routes. The 15 include 11 …
Read More »DPP drops murder charges against Masaka priest
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has dropped murder charges against Father Richard Mugisha of Bisanje Catholic Parish, Masaka Diocese. His lawyer Alexander Lule on Tuesday returned to Masaka police station to follow up on Mugisha’s bond when he was told that the DPP dropped …
Read More »‘We are being victimized for our work,’ says AFIEGO director
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) director, Dickens Kamugisha says they are being targeted for their work on land rights and environment. He says while the organization is operating within the law, some individuals in government are working hard to silence it from raising …
Read More »It is constitutional to deny bail – Speaker Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has dismissed requests by the Opposition to have the House intervene in the continued denial of bail to MPs Muhammad Ssegirinya representing Kawempe North and his Makindye West counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana. The two are facing several charges, including murder, …
Read More »Uganda Baati launches e-commerce platform to ease consumer purchase
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati Limited (UBL) today launched the first of its kind, e-commerce platform in the steel manufacturing sector (shop.ugandabaati.co.ug) that will enable customers shop, place an order and pay for their preferred roof sheets from anywhere and at any time. In a bid to improve …
Read More »Masaka city leaders demand inquiries in management of assets
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The roads committee of Masaka city has called for a special inquiry into the management and allocation of public properties in the area. The inquiry was mooted during a city roads committee meeting that was convened to review expenditure reports and consider priority projects to …
Read More »All Makerere University students to attend physical lectures
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has backtracked on a directive that only science students should report for physical classes next month. Last week, Vice-Chancellor Professor Barnabas Nawangwe said that in a bid to limit student numbers as a preventive measure against the spread of Covid-19, students studying humanities …
Read More »Head Teachers turned away from senior one and five selection exercise
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of head teachers who had turned up for the selection and placement exercise at Kololo ceremonial grounds have been turned away due to the lack of Covid-19 test results. The Ministry of Education and Sports scheduled the senior one and five selection process …
Read More »Hoima property owners ordered to renovate dilapidated buildings
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city authorities have issued guidelines to property owners ordering them to renovate dilapidated buildings. According to the guidelines, all property owners are expected to renovate all the dilapidated structures while those lacking the required building plans must acquire them within six months. Though Hoima …
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