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Rukungiri Chief Magistrate Hussein Ntalo Nasul remanded Prosper Butubuura to Rukungiri government prison until March 17th when he will apply for bail Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prosper Butubuura, the incumbent Ntungamo district engineer has been remanded to Rukungiri government prison for alleged forgery and uttering false documents. Butubuura was …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Covid-19 vaccination of health workers in Kyotera, Rakai, Lwengo and Lyantonde districts has been postponed due to delayed delivery of the vaccines. On Wednesday, dozens of health workers arrived at their respective district hospitals and health centre IIIs and IVs to have the vaccine. …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bududa district road construction unit is grounded due to worn-out tyres. The road construction unit comprises a water bowser, wheel loader, compactor and a grader. The unit was grounded three months ago during the rehabilitation of Bukibolo-Bumasheti road where the work was abandoned midway. …

Lamwo residents impounded bags of charcoal, timber and a truck belonging to suspected illegal loggers Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Lokung East in Lamwo town council and Lokung sub county in Lamwo district have impounded bags of charcoal, timber and a truck belonging to suspected illegal loggers. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NRM sub county and division chairpersons in Wakiso have thrown a bash to celebrate the appointment of Justine Mbabazi as the new RDC and to thank President Yoweri Museveni for transferring people they described as land brokers away from their district. The Wakiso NRM leaders …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report of the Auditor General has revealed financial indiscipline in relation to the utilization of 311 billion Shillings disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Auditor General John Muwanga presented his report for financial year 2019/2020 to Speaker Rebecca …

Capital Markets Authority has sought the intervention of the finance committee of parliament to compel five major companies to list their shares on the local exchange stock market.  The companies are Absa formerly Barclays Bank, Tororo Cement, Apolo Hotel currently Sheraton Hotel, Kakira Sugar and Windsor Lake Victoria Hotel. Keith …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono General Hospital is overwhelmed by increasing medical referrals amidst staffing challenges. Records at the General Hospital show that the number of referrals has increased from between 30 to 50 patients to 100-120 patients monthly since it was elevated from a health center IV to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hellen Baleke, Uganda’s bronze medalist at the 2019 All Africa Games in Rabat Morocco is struggling to make ends meet. The 33-year-old All Africa games champion lives in Katanga slums in Kawempe division in Kampala together with her mother and children. She told URN in …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka regional blood bank is struggling to raise the required units of blood. Johnson Tulyahebwa, the team leader of Masaka regional blood bank says that they have only been raising 670 of the required 1,250 units of blood monthly over the past four months. He …