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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Bukomansimbi district is struggling to fully operationalize lower Local Council courts due to the absence of translated laws that guide their adjudication. The community courts at lower local government administrative units are charged with adjudicating minor cases, making relevant orders for compensation, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health workers have been urged to periodically do a mental health assessment for wellness as they go about their work. State Minister for Higher Education John Chrysostom Muyingo says that owing to the high and growing threat of mental illness, the ministry has started …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court has issued an interim injunction, halting the Uganda Journalists Association – UJA elections slated for February 25. The order was issued on Friday by Justice Musa Ssekana following an application filed by five journalists. They are Abubakar Lubowa, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Cancer Institute announced that it has added a new technology of blood and cellular therapy to provide more treatment options for patients, including those without cancer, but referred for advanced management. The therapy named apheresis is a procedure in which blood is collected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Internal Affairs said it is currently stuck with over 20,000 new passport booklets that have not been picked by owners. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the ministry spokesperson said with the 3000 passports processed and printed every day, the Directorate of Immigration and Citizenship …

Uganda wins 4 medals, third in the world rankings  🔵 Uganda results summary 🇺🇬 🏃  ✳ Senior Mens Result (TEAM bronze medal 🥉) 1. Jacob Kiplimo 🇺🇬 🥇 29:17 2. Aregawi 🇪🇹 🥈 29:26 3. Joshua Cheptegei 🇺🇬 🥉 29:37 R KIBET 🇺🇬 15th 30:40 M KIPROTICH 🇺🇬 18th 30:56 I KIBET 🇺🇬 24th 31:12 S KIBET 🇺🇬 …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District Chairpersons in Karamoja sub-region have joined their Members of Parliament in calling for the immediate arrest of the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs to aid the investigations into the alleged theft of iron sheets. Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu is on the spot for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A policy-making organ in the East Africa Community has given Tanzania Burundi six months to harmonize their phone call costs with the rest of the bloc. The Sectoral Committee on Transport, Communications, and Meteorology directed the two countries to implement the EAC Roaming Framework by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund Relations Manager Joseph Sooka has been convicted of embezzling 152.7 million Shillings from the Fund Suspense Account. Sooka who has been in charge of the Suspense Account which the Auditor General has severally queried for accumulating unallocated funds is also …

Uganda ready to defend individual and team titles in Australia  🔵 SCHEDULE ✳ Mixed Relay 7.30am ✳ U20 Race W 8.10am ✳ U20 Race M 8.50am ✳ Senior Race W 9.30am ✳ Senior Race M 10.30am Bathurst, Australia | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | With the fastest man on earth over …