Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers are studying the effectiveness of a daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Descovy in their HIV vaccine study that was launched recently in Masaka district. Dr Eugene Ruzagira, a member of the team of researchers told a news conference organized by the Health Journalists Network …
Read More »Soybean dealers throng Omoro district
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of commercial dealers are thronging Omoro district in the quest for soybeans. The dealers come from far as Lira city and Central Uganda in search of the lucrative crop which is a major raw material for producing edible oil among other food products. They …
Read More »Gulu city unable to collect 90 tons of waste
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council is currently failing to collect and dispose off 90 tons of solid waste generated daily. According to information from Gulu City Council health inspector’s office, Gulu city collects only 40 tons out of 130 tons of solid waste daily, leaving piles of …
Read More »Incomplete Bills won’t be retrieved, rules Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has put to rest the question of lapsed businesses of previous Parliaments, ruling that they cannot be retrieved by subsequent Houses. Oulanyah’s ruling ends uncertainties surrounding legislations that were either not assented to by President Museveni as required under article 91 …
Read More »Energy minister wants specialized security unit to fight power theft, vandalism
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa wants the National Security Council to establish a fully-fledged security unit to curb the increased levels of vandalism of electric wires. According to Nankabirwa, police officers manning police stations cannot manage to fight such organized crime …
Read More »Gov’t starts engaging gold dealers over decline in taxes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has started engaging owners of gold companies so as to reach an understanding over the new taxes imposed on gold. This is after the Ministry of finance reported that the country lost over 470 billion Shillings in taxes on the exportation of gold due …
Read More »KCCA starts evaluation of casual workers as contracts expire
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has started assessing the performance of casual workers in the five city divisions ahead of the renewal of their contracts. A team of inspectors from the Directorate of Public Health visited different places in Kawempe division on Tuesday and Wednesday before …
Read More »DNA confirms body retrieved from Munyonyo septic tank is missing Immaculate Onebe
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nearly nine months of search for missing Immaculate Asio Onebe, has come to an end after DNA analysis confirmed that the body retrieved from her matrimonial home’s septic tank is hers. Asio went missing on January 6 and since then the search for her has …
Read More »Atiak sugar factory to construct irrigation schemes along River Unyama to mitigate flooding
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Atiak sugar factory in Amuru district has unveiled plans to construct an irrigation scheme and water dams along River Unyama in a move aimed to mitigate flooding in Elegu township. Mahmood Abdi, the Director of Agriculture and Plantation, Atiak sugar factory which sits along …
Read More »Environment ministry and Buganda kingdom sign MOU to conserve natural resources
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The kingdom of Buganda is to plant 20 million tree seedlings all over the kingdom after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Ministry of Water and Environment as a way of conserving the environment. The signing of the MoU was witnessed by the Katikkiro …
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