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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rehabilitation of two major roads in Fort Portal Tourism City has resumed.  The roads are Kaboyo and Ruhandiika which had been contracted to Trino Consulting Limited. However, the construction works stalled last year after the company had just started grading the roads. This sparked endless …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Health Rights Advocacy Organization Center for Health, Human Rights and Development (CEHURD) has petitioned the Constitutional court over the proposed budget cuts for the health sector. In the petition filed on Tuesday, Peter Eceru, a lawyer and Programmes Specialist at CEHURD which is suing the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by the former Ruhama County parliamentary aspirant Adens Ntare Rutaro challenging the political activities of People power and People’s Government pressure Groups. However, the five-member panel of the Constitutional Court Justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Budget Committee has faulted officials from the Ministry of Finance for undermining the Public Finance Management Act provisions while presenting an additional budget of 3.4 trillion Shillings for the financial year 2021/2022. The additional budget presented to the Committee on Monday has increased the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Health Ministry has discontinued the use of Vitamin C in the management of COVID-19 citing the high toxic levels associated with the drug. Vitamin C, alias ascorbic acid, is a chewable or dissolvable tablet or intravenous drug that supplements the uptake of nutrients in the …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The leaders of Masaka Main Mosque are expected to appear before the District Police Commander, Didas Byaruhanga later today over renewed clashes at the mosque. This follows bitter clashes at the mosque between rival clashes over the leadership of Masaka central mosque, which is found …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court has ordered the government to produce detained American National Guy Smith and explain why he has spent more than the mandatory 48 hours without appearing in court. Justice Musa Ssekaana, the Head of the High Court Civil Division issued the orders following a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has expressed dissatisfaction with contractors who deliver shoddy work or take long to deliver on projects. He expressed his disappointment during a meeting with suppliers of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA at the second annual KCCA Suppliers’ Conference held at Imperial …

Gulu , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Fourth Division Court Martial has remanded a total of 15 suspects to Gulu Central Prison for alleged treason. The suspects have been identified as Collins Lincoln Ongei, Frank Cajetan Onentho, Richard Obonyo, Fred Ocan, Bernard Okello, Steve Jakisa and Alex Komakech. Others are …

Jinja , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Jinja Police are investigating the circumstances under, which unidentified people dropped leaflets and petrol bombs along different streets in Southern division on Tuesday afternoon.  The suspects who were dressed in hoods and masks are said to have dropped the leaflets and petrol bombs along …