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Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nebbi district veterinary department is struggling to contain an outbreak of the Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP), a disease which is highly fatal in cattle and other hoofed animals. At least 14,650 goats have died and 53,397 goats have been infected following the outbreak of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of International Social Security Association (ISSA), have agreed to have shared digital knowledge to expand social security coverage in the informal sector. ISSA is an extension of the International Labor Organization, focusing on improving social security services among its more than 170 member states. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Third Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Kadaga has attacked Kenya and South Sudan for frustrating Ugandan business operators with what she calls unfair trade practices. Speaking at the second two-day East African Business and Investment Summit and Expo 2023 at Speak Resort Munyonyo, Kadaga, also Uganda’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts at Makerere University Lung Institute have warned that exposure to air pollution by pregnant women is catastrophic to their unborn babies. Speaking to URN in an interview just after the institute launched results of a study which found very high levels of air pollution …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The trial of suspects accused of protesting against the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) in Goma City kicked off on Friday at the Garrison Military Court. The protests that took place in areas of Kyeshero, Ndosho, Himbi, …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector general of government Betty Olive Kamya is concerned about the slow works at Kabalega International Airport in Hoima district. Construction works of the USD 309 million Airport financed by Standard Chartered Bank started in April 2018. The Airport is expected to play a …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Muvawala, the Busoga Kingdom Prime Minister has challenged Basoga to invest their savings in income generating activities like agriculture rather than building mansions in their villages. Speaking at the Busoga Development Forum convention, held at the Jinja City on Friday, Muvawala who is …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 residents of Nakaseke district have petitioned the Prime Minister demanding investigations into the alleged gross mismanagement of the Parish Development Model Programme. In February 2022 President Yoweri Museveni launched the Parish Development Model, a program meant to eradicate poverty through the execution …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The British High Commission Kampala and TradeMark Africa (TMA) celebrated major milestones on Thursday when they attained in their partnership in reducing barriers to trade for Uganda and her neighbours over the last 13 years. The partners lauded the impactful interventions that have reduced the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inaugural memorial Lecture for Former President Idi Amin in Arua City on Friday failed to take place. Early last month, a group of concerned local leaders and stakeholders from the West Nile sub-region and those living in the diaspora announced a proposal to organize …