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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Gulu has rallied the public to back up their community policing efforts to curb a new wave of gang rape and defilement cases. This follows an increase in the activities of criminal youth gangs. The offenders flout restrictions on night movements, waylay …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Managing Director of Absa Bank Uganda, Mumba Kalifungwa has called for creativity of purpose driven innovations to enhance equitable service delivery for sustainable growth in the banking sector. Mumba said this at the recently held 12th Edition of the Annual CEO Forum 2021, held …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 67,000 AstraZeneca vaccines are set to expire at the end of the month. The vaccines were part of the batch of 128,560 doses that were donated by Norway. According to records from the health ministry, 12,000 doses are in Kampala and 8,000 in Arua. With …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Breweries Limited, Coca-Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda, and Private Sector Foundation of Uganda, have partnered with Kampala City Council Authority and the Ministry of Health to speed up COVID-19 vaccination and open up the economy. The above entities said on Sept.22 that the drive …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs clashed with the Minister of Internal Affairs Gen. Kahinda Otafire over the machete attacks in greater Masaka. The clash erupted while officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs led by Gen. Kahinda Otafire were appearing before the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on Government Assurances has queried the ministry of public service over the delayed payment of retirement benefits to the former Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi. Committee members claim the former vice president is surviving miserably with a dilapidated car yet his security …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Holders of bank or mobile money accounts whose cash balances may be transferred to the Bank of Uganda or to the Consolidated Account, are free to recover it according to the laws. The National Payments Act, 2020 provides for the transfer of “idle money” or …

Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kibaale district has registered a surge in teen pregnancies with more than 6,000 cases reported between July 2020 and August 2021. Statistics from the district health, education, probation and social welfare departments show that from July 2020 to August 2021, 6,440 girls aged between 15 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party has announced plans to commemorate the death of Ben Kiwanuka, who was their third party president and also the first Prime minister of the government of Uganda. While speaking at the party’s weekly press address, the DP Secretary General Gerald Siranda noted …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Agago District Executive committee has resolved to introduce hefty fines to be levied on businessmen involved in commercial production and sale of charcoal. The resolution comes at a time the district is witnessing increased commercial charcoal production despite a ban on illicit charcoal trade …