Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a move that underscores the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) commitment to supporting small-scale farmers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in East Africa, Sara Mbago-Bhunu, Director of the organization’s East and Southern Africa Division, recently undertook a critical visit to …
Read More »Agencies trade blame for rising corruption in districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District Service Commissions and anti-corruption agencies on Wednesday traded accusations over their failure to ensure corruption-free service delivery. This was during the Anti-Corruption stakeholders conference for service commissions held at Hotel Africana under the theme “Strengthening Partnerships in the War against Corruption”. Over 50 …
Read More »Broke UHRC says it has a backlog of 1400 cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC faces a backlog of 1400 cases due to limited funding. Mariam Wangadya, the Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, disclosed the commission’s predicament on Wednesday, citing resource constraints that have stalled the resolution of over 1400 cases. These …
Read More »Speaker to meet President Museveni over Opposition demands
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has proposed a meeting with President Yoweri Museveni over fresh demands by Opposition legislators regarding the forced disappearance of citizens and human rights violations. The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba presented four fresh demands …
Read More »COP28: Climate Commissioner defends Ugandan delegation of 600 in Dubai
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner for Climate Change, Margaret Athieno Mwebesa has defended Uganda’s big numbers at the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai. Mwebesa, who is Uganda’s National Focal Point at the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change UNFCCC) denies that Ugandans at the COP28 …
Read More »Cryptococcal meningitis: Report highlights slow uptake of guidelines shown to reduce deaths in Africa
With more than 600,000 AIDS-related deaths each year over the past four years, proven interventions must be implemented quickly to save lives Harare, Zimbabwe | THE INDEPENDENT | With timely and effective diagnosis and treatment, people living with advanced HIV can survive cryptococcal meningitis, the second leading cause of AIDS-related …
Read More »Uganda’s Lato milk processor set to acquire Kenyan counterpart
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Pearl Dairy Farms Limited, a Ugandan milk processing firm behind the Lato brand, is set to acquire a Kenyan milk company in a transaction that will allow it to take on local firms and beat hurdles disrupting the supply and sale of its products in the …
Read More »Self-testing kits are critical tools in the effort to end HIV
NEWS ANALYSIS | THE INDEPENDENT | The most recent statistics from the Uganda Aids Commission show that Uganda registered 52,000 new HIV infections since the year began. Fort Portal and Mbarara cities took first and second positions respectively in HIV/AIDS prevalence in Uganda. Teenage girls and older men registered …
Read More »Police shoot machete-wielding Tororo man dead
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tororo police have shot dead 26-year-old Godfrey Odoi for allegedly attacking and injuring a police officer. Odoi, a resident of Poti cell in Iyolwa town council, Tororo district, was involved in a confrontation with Francis Musamali, the officer in charge of Iyolwa police post …
Read More »Parliament scrutinises Sh3.5 trillion supplementary budget
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Budget Committee of Parliament has started scrutinizing the sh3.5 trillion supplementary budget aimed at financing key infrastructure projects for the Financial Year – FY 2022/2023. According to the supplementary budget framework paper presented to the Committee by Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State …
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