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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is in need of an additional Shillings 652 billion to mitigate the risks of COVID-19 pandemic in the financial year 2022/2023, but the item remains as unfunded priority, the health minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said. As of April 15, 2022, statistics available from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Health have cited incompetence as the major cause of delays in completion of the Lubowa Specialized Hospital which they say reflects failure on the side of government. Members of Parliament said the reasons given by the Health Minister, Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The embattled Uganda Land Commission (ULC) chairperson, Byenkya Nyakaisiki has revealed that one of the beneficiaries of the Nakawa-Naguru land is unknown to them. Byenkya on Tuesday told Parliament’s Adhoc committee investigating the process of distribution of 82.05 acres of Nakawa-Naguru land to different investors …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several bridges along Lwakhakha river in Namisindwa district have been washed away by heavy rains. Some of the affected bridges include Saboti, Khabikenga, Mayanja, Khamisaru, and Namikhoma bridges among others. The bridges are used by residents to cross to Chebukube in Kenya for business, schools …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 3,000 bags of charcoal have been abandoned by herdsmen, following their eviction from Lamwo district. The district security committee started evicting the pastoralists from the district last month, following an order by President Museveni in November last year. According to Museveni, the pastoralists are causing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Micho Sredojevic will be hoping for a fair draw for the group stage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations 2023 (AFCON) qualifiers. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct the draws later tonight in Johannesburg, South Africa. Uganda …

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 35,000 people who were evicted from their land in Kiryandongo district are on the verge of starvation. The victims mainly women, children, and the elderly from ten villages were evicted in 2020 from their land measuring approximately 9,300 acres. The residents have been …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Northern Uganda based musician William Otim alias Bosmic Otim has denounced his membership in the ruling National Resistance Movement party-NRM. In a two-minute recorded audio that has gone viral on social media, the troubled musician turned politician alleges he has never liked the party but …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bufumira Primary School teacher Maria Flavia Nakyejwe died after drowning on Monday in a swimming pool in Kalangala. Nakyejwe drowned in the swimming pool at Pearl Gardens Beach in Kalangala. According to an eyewitness Margaret Namanda, the incident happened between 5:30 pm and 6 pm …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 70 law students at Makerere University will face the Examinations and Malpractices, Irregularities, and Appeals Committee to answer allegations of malpractices. The allegations arise from online exams for the academic year 2020/2021 second semester. While the rest of the university students did physical …