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Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report by the Pallisa Health District Office has indicated that 30% of the school going girls in the district are pregnant or gave birth in the period between March 2020 to date. Dr. Godfrey Mulekwa, the Pallisa District Health Officer said the increasing rate at …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Corner Mission Cell in Pager division, Kitgum municipality on Monday intercepted a truck transporting suspected stolen cattle from Lamwo district. The chairperson of security surveillance for the Pager division Agnes Atim Onek, says that the Fuso truck registration number UBF 400C was transporting 22 …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka Catholic Diocese is hunting for at least Shillings 100 million to host this year’s feast for the Uganda Martyr’s day celebrations. The money is part of the Shillings 250 million budgeted for the scientific Martyrs’ day celebrations scheduled for June 3rd, 2021 at the Martyrs …

Gulu city allocated a lion’s share to Education Department Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council has allocated 13.7 Billion Shillings to the education sector for the financial year 2021/2022. The money is part of the 36.9 Billion Shillings budget proposal for the city. Alfred Okwonga, the Gulu City Mayor …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Albertine region have launched investigations into the sudden death of a prison warder and an inmate in a septic tank in Masindi district. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson has identified the deceased warder as Corporal Abel Owori, 28 while the deceased …

Government should prioritize mental health services as most young people in the country are exposed to mental illnesses Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health patients in health facilities across Acholi sub region are paying a heavy cost for treatment due to drug stockouts. By Friday last week, 80 patients had …

Butebo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | One person has died following injuries sustained after police officers in the Eastern district of Butebo shot and critically injured four people at Butebo health center. The police deployed shot live bullets during an exchange between them and a rowdy mob mostly of boda boda riders. …

Women rush to the hospital in critical condition, some with dead fetuses but nobody will admit to abortion Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Health Department is battling the rise in abortions. A high number of women are turning up at health facilities in the district for post-abortion care. At …

  Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A report on the security status in Karamoja shared to the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola, shows Anti-Stock Theft Unit (ASTU) working alongside Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has killed 10 cattle rustlers and recovered eight Sub Machines Guns in the last three weeks. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Appellate Division of the East African Court of Justice has issued timelines to be followed by the parties in the case where Kampala city lawyer Male Mabirizi is challenging the removal of age limit from the Ugandan Constitution. Mabirizi started this process in 2018 when …