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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents in Kilak sub county, Pader district have donated over 500 acres of land to the government for the establishment of an industrial park in the vicinity. Ray Charles Okwir, the councillor representing Pader sub county says that the decision is in response to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities is to construct hotels in some of Uganda’s protected areas as a way of promoting domestic tourism, thanks to an agreement with the Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA. State Minister for Tourism Martin Mugarra Bahinduka says that the high costs …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Soroti district Covid-19 taskforce has suspended all church-related activities in Asuret sub county for a month following the increasing cases of Covid-19. Asuret sub county registered 173 cases of Covid-19 between September 22 and October 1, 2021. This is almost a quarter of the …

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 850 widows drawn from different sub-counties in Pallisa district have each received goats from Woman of Purpose, a local NGO to boost their household income. Emmanuel Omauk, the coordinator of Woman of Purpose, says that the donation worth millions of Shillings is from …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has recommended widespread use of the world’s first malaria vaccine called RTS,S/AS01 (RTS,S) for children in sub-Saharan Africa. According to the WHO, the vaccine is the result of 30 years of research and development by British …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security and legal experts have urged Uganda Police Force not to succumb to President Yoweri Museveni’s call to stop releasing capital offence suspects on bond. President Museveni has continuously expressed concern with police giving bond to suspected capital offenders. In line with the president’s concern, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The constitutional court has quashed Rule 8(2) and 3 of the Judicature Small Claims Procedure Rules of 2011, which bars advocates from small claims proceedings. A panel of five Constitutional court Judges led by Justice Fredrick Egonda Ntende has unanimously ruled that the provisions …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Physical Infrastructure Committee of Parliament have clashed with the State Minister for Housing regarding the consideration of the Landlord and Tenants Bill, 2021. The Bill that seeks to regulate the relationship between landlords and tenants was returned to Parliament by President …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Medical Store (JMS) is setting up a medical oxygen plant in Nsambya with the capacity to manufacture up to 150 cylinders per hour. Dr Bildard Baguma, the Store’s Executive Director told URN this morning that they are investing a million US Dollars …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has tabled before Parliament a draft law through which Ugandans will be given priority for use of labour and other resources, during the construction of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). The proposed law tabled by the Minister of State for …