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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bumasata and Bumwalye parishes in Bulucheke sub-county,  Bududa district have fled their homes following mudslides that hit the area on Wednesday night. At least over 80 households have vacated their homes. The mudslides follow heavy rains that have continued pounding the district. Last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugema and Kampala University will not allow non-vaccinated students to attend lecturers, the administrators have revealed. While lifting the second lockdown, President Yoweri Museveni allowed higher institutions of learning to reopen on 1st November 2021. He called upon lecturers as well as non-teaching staff to …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Local Government Raphael Magezi, has directed Soroti city authorities to avail him a list of market vendors currently occupying stalls in Soroti main market. Early this month, Soroti city authorities relocated vendors to the new multi-billion market after its completion last year. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme Ltd is courting Members of Parliament to allocate funds to connect 300,000 prospective customers whose applications are still pending following the expiry of the free connection policy. In 2018, the government with a loan from the World Bank launched the free Electricity …

  Bukwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The four Bukwo district officials accused of creating ghost projects under the NUSAF 3 programme that cost the government Shillings 700 million are finally in police custody. They are Catherine Chemutai, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Jonah Chewer, the NUSAF 3 desk officer, Tom …

Nabilatuk, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The LC1 chairperson of Lokwamuri village, Lorengedwat sub county in Nabilatuk district has been arrested for campaigning against Covid-19 vaccines. He was allegedly telling the community not to accept the vaccines, claiming they cause infertility among men and women. Angello Albino is also accused of …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo district has the highest number of spina bifida and hydrocephalus cases in the country. These cases occur in unborn babies due to the lack of folic acid in the diet of their mothers. The babies are born with water in the head and spinal …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district local government has received Shillings 895,546,427, to kick start the operation of the Parish Development Model-PDM program. The money is part of the shillings 17.7 Billion received from the ministry of finance for the second quarter release of the financial year 2021/22. Key …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Kyofatogabye Kabuye, has told Parliament that congestion in Kampala Capital City has a bearing on the cost of doing business, causing financial loss to travellers who use public transport. Kabuye said that traffic jam …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Planning Authority (NPA) wants the government to suspend the construction of new roads and direct the available resources to ongoing projects. The NPA Executive Director, Joseph Muvawala made the recommendation while appearing before the Budget Committee of Parliament to present their opinion on …