NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has recommended that Parliament indulges the finance ministry to report unspent funds for each financial year. John Muwanga, the Auditor General, accompanied by his management team, were appearing before the finance committee on Tuesday, 15 November 2022, to …

Butambala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people including a teacher have been charged for allegedly damaging Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE material in Kibibi town council, Butambala district. Nelson Mbayo, a teacher and resident of Namasuba-Kikajjo in Makidye division, was arraigned before the Magistrates Court in Butambala on Wednesday. He was charged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Delegation, on behalf of Africa member states, has asked the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to avoid a one-size-fits-all approach for the successful implementation of its new strategy on skills and lifelong learning. The Minister of Gender, Labour & Social Development Betty Amongi, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dollo has castigated the retirement of High Court Judges at sixty-five years, adding that if he had authority, this is something he would change. He was addressing the seventeen judges on Wednesday who were appointed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local residents and leaders in West Nile are excited following the delivery of the first Computed Tomography (CT) scan to Arua Regional Referral Hospital by the health ministry. CT scan is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to get detailed images of the body …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former lawmakers have cautioned the Speaker of Parliament Anita Among against using her powers to suffocate debate aimed at reprimanding the first son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba over his ‘irritating’ Twitter posts. This comes a day after Mathias Mpuuga, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament raised …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several households in Terego district are opposed to the ongoing Indoor Residual Spraying-IRS program citing various concerns. In November, the Ministry of Health launched IRS against the female anopheles mosquitoes to reduce the high malaria burden in West Nile and Lango sub regions. The exercise …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya district has so far recovered 101 million Shillings from technical staff accused of diverting funds for the implementation of the Parish Development Model (PDM). The recovery of the funds follows an ultimatum issued late last month by Joveline Kalisa, the Deputy National Coordinator for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has given the government two weeks to present before the House a Bill seeking to give commercial banks power to regulate Islamic banking. This was during the plenary sitting on Wednesday in which Members of Parliament queried the delayed …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority (NDA) and Tooro Kingdom have joined hands to clamp down on illegal traders of medicines in the Rwenzori region. Dr. Merdard Bitekyerezo, the chairperson of NDA says while the authority has previously been using surveillance, arrests, and raids on pharmacies …