UVA: Focus should be on containing diseases at this point in time Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national association of veterinary doctors of Uganda (UVA) have advised the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry not to rush to conduct a livestock census without their input. In a statement, they …
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Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six people have been arrested in Kazo District after they were found selling a drug purported to be treating Foot and Mouth disease. During the same operation, as conducted by the National Drug Authority, up to 10 boxes of a drug labelled Anti-efmdi drug were confiscated. Dr …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Players within the education sector have suggested that the government should first increase capitation grants before scrapping charges levied on parents in institutions implementing universal education. This followed a pronouncement by President Yoweri Museveni, during his inaugural speech as he starts a new …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World’s 5000m and 10,000m record holder Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei will compete in the Golden Spike event in Ostrava, Czech Republic. The event, a World Continental Tour Gold Meeting slated for May 19th will also attract other world stars including the world’s Male athlete of the …
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Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of expectant mothers in Kyebe sub-county and Kasensero Town Council are stuck after health workers there abandoned the facilities as a result of floods. The floods that had initially cut off Kyapa-Kasensero road intensified last week following the persistent rainfall in the area. This is …
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Museveni asks African countries to solve continent’s security problems. ‘We can defend Africa if we act together and act right’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, URN & PSCU | President Museveni has asked African leaders to think about solving the security threats that several African countries face. In his address …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Gulu are worried about the outbreak of fall armyworms (FAW) in their maize crops in the gardens. FAW also known as a butterfly is a pest of crops that attacks over 80 varieties of crops including maize, sorghum, sugarcane, cotton, rice and wheat …
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Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several houses were left flooded and many plants swept away by running water after a heavy downpour that lasted for seven hours on Wednesday morning. The most affected sub-counties include; Lotome, Ngoleriet, Kangole town council and Matany with many families affected as well. The floods …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Pastors and Elders Fellowship, an umbrella body for Pentecostal church leaders is seeking a public apology from the State Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru for allegedly assaulting clergymen in Amuria district. Ecweru, in the company of his bodyguard, Juma Odiope, reportedly beat up …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people receiving the covid-19 vaccine in Hoima district has increased in the last week. Hoima district received 5,230 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in March. Dr Lawrence Tumusiime, the Hoima District Health Officer- DHO says initially when they started rolling …
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