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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of teachers convened at Covid-19 vaccination centres in Lira as the exercise kicked off on Monday. The vaccination exercise which was supposed to start last week was delayed to enable the authorities to mobilize for the exercise. Two schools; Lira Primary School and Ayago …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an election petition filed against Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya on grounds that he was not effectively served by his rival Sulaiman Kidandala. Kidandala’s lawyers of Alaka and Company Advocates filed the petition against the legislator accusing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors treating cancer patients at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) have expressed concern over the high number of patients using herbal medicine concurrently with their prescribed conventional medicine or chemotherapy. The doctors who were sharing experiences in how to efficiently handle the different kinds of …

 Coffee nursery bed operators accuse UCDA staff of extortion Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supply and distribution of coffee seedlings in Kasese district has been halted following protests from local nursery bed operators against the conduct of Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA Kasese field office staff. The already existing supply contracts …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers have started a five days door to door cholera vaccination exercise in the 24 villages of Busia municipality. Busia municipality received a total of 71,150 doses of oral cholera vaccines that are administered to people aged one year and above. The vaccination exercise …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Artisanal marble miners in Rupa sub county, Moroto district have appealed to the European Union-EU delegation in Uganda for support towards value addition on their extractives. These say that they are exploited by middlemen and end up earning little from the marble in their area. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has received an overwhelming number of youths interested in serving as Local Defence Unit-LDU personnel. The force received more than 25,000 applications during a five-day nationwide exercise that started on August 28, to fill 10,500 available slots. UPDF deputy spokesperson Ronald …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The strike by truck drivers from Uganda and other countries in the region entered the third week on Monday, as a shortage of essential goods hit South Sudan over the weekend. Most of the drivers are from Uganda and Kenya. In the latest development on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Law Development Center (LDC) Magistrate Alule Augustine has released on bail two suspects, Ojobile Augustine and Sharif Kawooya who are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket near the Ministry of Health demanding for immediate resignation of the permanent secretary Ministry of Health Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Professional Standards Unit-PSU is holding six police officers attached to the emergency response unit for allegedly extorting money from a Danish national on grounds of not having a face mask. Commissioner of Police-CP Fred Enanga, police spokesperson said the six officers extorted money …