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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Every year, the world commemorates World Hepatitis Day on the 28th of July as part of the efforts to raise awareness about this lethal but preventable viral disease that affects the liver causing liver cancer. As Uganda joins the rest of the world to mark …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have opposed the Government’s proposed increment of the minimum paid-up cash capital requirements of micro-finance deposit-taking institutions from 500,000,000 million to 10 billion Shillings. It follows a debate on a report of the Committee on Finance, Planning, and Economic Development that recommended …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Minister of State for Transport, Fred Byabakama, has said 95% of the boda-boda riders in Kampala are mad. He explains that the riders’ madness is the reason why many of them, and their passengers are dying in road crashes. Byabakama, who was the chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Delegations from 25 African coffee-producing countries and a number of consuming nations are due to gather in Uganda for the second G25 Africa Coffee Summit (ACS) next month. The 3-day summit organized by the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO) will run from August 7, at the …

Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Phaneroo Ministries International, a born-again church based in Kampala, Uganda, is aiming to achieve a Guinness World Record for the longest applause in the country. This Sunday, the church will host a remarkable hand-clapping session that will last for three hours continuously, aptly named “Clap …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than five tons of counterfeit seeds have been impounded in Lira City in an operation. During the operation on Agro- input dealers on Thursday, the seeds were impounded from different Agro- input businesses. Most of the fake seeds were maize, which is one of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has allowed an application in which State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning Amos Lugoloobi sought relaxation of bail terms imposed on him. In April, Lugoloobi was arraigned in the Anti-Corruption Court and charged with dealing with suspect property after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has deployed medical interns to various training hospitals across the country, ending months of Ping-Pong between the interns and the government. In a notice released on Friday, Dr Henry Mwebesa the Director General of Health Services revealed that medical interns …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The first cohort of students in the Bachelor of Medicine and Dentistry Program has graduated from Uganda Christian University-UCU. At Friday’s ceremony, 45 students graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery and nine students with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dental Surgery. They …

Jinja, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) district leaders in Eastern Uganda have expressed their concerns about the ongoing conflicts within the party’s top leadership. They have called on their leaders to refrain from making malicious claims against each other, as they believe this is negatively …