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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Fort Portal city are concerned about the delayed recruitment of substantive staff in the city. Fort Portal tourism city leadership says the lack of suitably qualified and substantively approved civil servants for the city is hindering the efforts of growing the city …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of South Sudanese students studying at Gulu Central High School have been accused of illegally possessing firearms within the school premises. Gulu Central High, a private school owned by Dr. David Onen Otto in Pece-Laroo division has at least 300 students who are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund (Amendment) Act stands out as the highlight of Jacob Oulanyah’s short tenure as head of the legislature. Oulanyah 56, died on Sunday morning at a Seattle Hospital in the United States of America where he was indisposed since February 4, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has designed a new system of ensuring improved standards of milk, especially for raw or unprocessed milk on the market. This will replace the open system currently where the milk is vended from jerry-cans or aluminium cans, which increases the vulnerability of the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Health Department is targeting to vaccinate 156,755 people in the second phase of the mass Covid-19 vaccination. The Ministry of Health launched the second phase of mass Covid-19 vaccination in Acholi sub-region a week ago from Gulu city. William Onyai, the Gulu District …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of the Muslim community in Masaka district is mooting for the inclusion of the female gender in the key management and leadership positions. The faithful argue that it is high time they made deliberate arrangements to bring onboard women to also take part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba has eulogized the fallen Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah for being very committed and generous. This is carried in his statement following the death of Oulanyah that was announced on Sunday afternoon …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stakeholders in the mining sector have asked the government to invest in restoration and conservation of the environment for artisanal miners in a move needed to fight the adverse effects of climate change in the country. Chris Musiime, the Programmes Director for Africa Center …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to release sh3.024 billion to facilitate research on the use of Ivermectin prophylaxis in the treatment of COVID-19 infection. Last year, the President tasked the Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kanungu district have started investigations into circumstances under which a banana plantation belonging to MP James Ruuji Kaberuka, Kinkiizi West County Member of Parliament was allegedly damaged by one of his voters over a land and money feud. Kaberuka accuses Steven Byamukama, …