Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inadequate number of nurses and midwives at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital is affecting service delivery to patients. The most affected are the acute, pediatric, maternity and general wards. For instance, the acute ward has only eight out of the required 15 nurses. Nurses in …
Read More »Do banned NGOs have a case?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The communication suspending the operations of some non-governmental organizations has caused confusion and disruptions across a section of the affected entities and fears among others. The majority of the NGOs have since claimed they were never given prior notice, having heeded to previous warnings by …
Read More »Decision to discard board members as signatories in gov’t aided schools backfires
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by the Ministry of Education and Sports to remove board members or members of the governing council as signatories to the accounts of government-aided schools and institutions has backfired throwing the ministry into chaos. Two weeks, ago, the new permanent Secretary Ministry of …
Read More »Minister Magyezi forms committee to resolve property feud between Mbarara city and district
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi has constituted a ten-man committee to determine equitable sharing of property between Mbarara city and district. Basil Bataringaya, the Kashari South Member of Parliament chairs the committee which also includes five MPs drawn from the city and Mbarara district, …
Read More »Family of tortured victim asks police to foot medical bills
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parents of a 28-year-old man who was allegedly tortured want the police to foot the medical bills. Daniel Isabirye, a retail metal stall operator in Buwenge sub county was two weeks ago arrested and allegedly tortured by the police who were enforcing the curfew …
Read More »Mourners throng Gen. Paul Lokech’s home village
Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people in Pader district have continued flocking to the ancestral home of the former Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Paul Lokech to mourn his demise. The country woke up on Saturday to the news of Lokech’s death. According to police reports, …
Read More »Leaders want LRA massacre sites turned into tourist centres
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Northern Uganda want massacre sites where the Lord’s Resistance Army-LRA rebels killed civilians turned into tourist attraction centres. During the two decade long armed conflict in the region spanning from 1986-2006, the LRA and some government forces killed civilians whom they accused …
Read More »Jinja district council approves executive committee
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja district council has finally approved four members of the executive committee. The election of the executive was halted following disagreements about the location of the district headquarters and a ban of gatherings following the outbreak of Covid-19. The names of the members were presented …
Read More »Ex-Kyambogo staff deny deleting data of graduands
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five former staff of Kyambogo University have denied deleting results and data of about 29,000 students including graduands from the university system. Last week, Kyambogo University reported that the e-campus system that houses students data was deleted and is yet to be retrieved. The university …
Read More »Bunyangabu district MPs task RDC to investigate ghost Saccos
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Bunyangabu district have tasked the Resident District Commissioner Jolly Tibamanya to investigate the validity of Emyooga associations. Davis Kamukama, the Bunyangabu County MP and Peace Mutuuzo Regis, the District Woman MP who are currently assessing the impact of the Emyooga program …
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