Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked all medical interns who are striking to either go back to work or leave the programme. They would be allowed to return when the government is able to meet their demands. The call follows a decision made by medical interns …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel have arrested two more suspects in the alleged kidnap and murder of Wakiso land dealer Samuel Musiitwa. Musiitwa who had been missing from April 20, was six days later found dead in the car belonging to his wife Florence Aanyu Adong. Musiitwa left his …
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The National Livestock Census aims to obtain a count of the country’s livestock and their associated characteristics Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 people turned up for the livestock census interviews in Arua. Last week, the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono district chairman Rev Peter Bakaluba Mukasa has appointed Asuman Muhumuza, a member of the National Resistance Movement-NRM, to deputize him as he starts his term of office under the National Unity Platform. Bakaluba told the first sitting of the Mukono district council after the swearing-in …
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Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The opening of the maternity ward at Ruhija health centre II in Rubanda district has excited residents. Construction of the 80 million shillings maternity wing was funded by the Joint Medical Stores-JMS to eliminate infant mortality in the area. The development comes at a time when …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jacob Oulanyah, the Omoro County Member of Parliament has vacated the office of the Deputy Speaker in Parliament, as he sets his eye on the Office of the Speaker. Oulanyah who has served as the Deputy Speaker for two terms is now seeking to replace Rebecca …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bugweri County Member of Parliament Abdu Katuntu says he made a mistake to announce his early retirement from politics during his previous term of office. Katuntu declared in 2016 that he would not contest for political office again, because he felt that the four terms he …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has granted a request by taxi operators to pay road user fees every quarter. Last year, the cabinet made a resolution reinstating the charges that President Museveni had suspended in 2017 after taxi operators complained of exorbitant charges. They were paying 120,000 Shillings every …
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An incident involving a fire outbreak at the fuel firm at Entebbe International Airport occurred yesterday and was contained Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preliminary findings by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA show that a fuel spill caused the jet fuel tanks to catch fire. The fire broke out on Tuesday …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Big tasks are awaiting the new mayor of Masaka city Florence Namayanja. Namayanja, the former Member of Parliament for Bukoto East constituency was on Tuesday inaugurated as mayor of Masaka city. She replaces Godfrey Kayemba who served for two consecutive terms until 2020 when it was …
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