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Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administration of Acomai Primary School in Kamutur sub county in Bukedea district, currently operates in a pit latrine after rainwater washed away the existing structures in the school. Founded by the community in 2008, the government took over the school in 2012 after Bukedea …

Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kibaale Resident District Commissioner Deborah Mbabazi, is in trouble for commissioning an incomplete maternity ward at Matale health center III in Matale sub-county worth Shillings 700million. The maternity ward also has various defects, an indication of poor workmanship. The State Minister in Charge of Economic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Microfinance Regulatory Authority-UMRA has asked financial institutions to provide fast and unsecured loans to individuals affected by the Covid-19 lockdown. The outbreak of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown of movement and operations led to a drop in both the demand and supply of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools have asked the Ministry of Education to address gaps in the distribution of the home study materials. The materials were distributed to schools as part of the interventions to supplement teaching-learning activities in the Covid-19 disrupted learning period. The Ministry of Education contracted three …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 7,000 underage girls have been impregnated in the six districts of the Kigezi region during the Covid-19 lockdown. In Kabale district, 2,628 girls were impregnated between March 2020 and July 2021. Pamela Kembabazi, the Rukiga District Senior Probation, and Welfare Officer says that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Churches reopened on Sunday after almost four months of closure, with a call to Christians to embrace the vaccination. On Wednesday, President Museveni reopened places of worship with only 200 congregants observing all the standard operating procedures-SOPs. The places of worship were closed in June …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ben Mubangizi has been appointed the Deputy Police Commander Kampala Metropolitan Area. Mubangizi who has been commanding alert squad unit will deputize Stephen Tanui. Tanui has been in command of Kampala and neighbouring areas for over two months ever since he replaced Moses Kafeero. But …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The strain of busy modern lifestyles and the ever-declining public healthcare system is leading to a rise in the demand for Home Care Nursing. Private nursing services offer holistic healthcare to terminally ill and elderly people in their homes. They also provide care services …

Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lyantonde district health authorities are celebrating a decline in HIV/AIDS prevalence in the three years. Dr Moses Nkanika, the Lyantonde District Health Officer, says that the prevalence rate reduced from 11.6% in 2018 to 9.5% to date. Nkanika attributed the reduction to various HIV/AIDS programs …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu College of Health Sciences will reopen next week, two weeks after it was closed following a strike. On September 9, more than 300 students of the College protested against the new fees structure levied by Management. According to the structure, Diploma certificate private-sponsored …