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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  For the second time in two months, members of Parliament’s Budget Committee have humiliated Finance Minister Matia Kasaija over his baffling requests for funding. Late January Kasaija’s request for sh481 billion shillings to recapitalise Bank of Uganda was thrown out and the central bank also …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kikuube police are holding one of their own for shooting dead a woman at a party. The suspect is Denis Elwelu, a Probation Police constable-PPC attached to the security detail at Hoima Sugar Limited security.  Elwelu is accused of shooting dead Anita Namukisa Tumusiime during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is exactly a 90 days ever since President Yoweri Museveni, appointed Maj Gen Paul Lokech as Deputy Inspector General of Police, to replace Maj Gen Stephen Muzeyi Sabiiti on December 16 last year. Gen Lokech in his congratulatory message to Ochola whose new three-year contract …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A change in environmental condition from the current dry season to the rainy season will most likely see a sharp rise in cases of covid-19 in the country, a Health Expert at the Health Ministry has predicted. Uganda has recorded a decline in Covid-19 cases …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Gulu-Atiak-Nimule highway has developed several potholes six years after it was commissioned in 2015. The road spans 106km from Gulu City up to Elegu Town Council connects Uganda to the Republic of South Sudan. Constructed by China Henan International Corporation (CHICO), a Chinese construction Group, …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted Kiziru landing site in Mpunge Sub-county Mukono district destroying over 100 temporary structures, animals and property worth millions of Shillings.  The fire broke out around 2 am in the wee hours of Tuesday morning. Police were yet to arrive at the landing …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of health practitioners in Rukungiri district under their umbrella body Uganda nurses and mid- wives union (UNMU) want the president of Uganda Yoweri Museveni vaccinated against Covid -19 using AstraZeneca vaccine. In an interview with URN, the health practitioners said that the president …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Authorities in Buliisa district are considering relocating Butiaba Health Center III to Butiaba Sub county Headquarters. The Health facility was in October last year submerged by floods rising from the Lake Albert water levels.  As a result, health services at the health facility were  then …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police Flying Squad have arrested four more suspects in their ongoing crackdown on criminals targeting members of the public on Kampala streets, access routes and major roads. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga has identified the suspects as Charles Busingye, Lines Stuart, Bashir Nsubuga and …

Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mpigi district  department is facing a big challenge to convince its people to accept being vaccinated against COVID-19. The district deputy health officer Dr. Margret Nannozi says that the exercise will take a longer time as majority of the people have a negative attitude towards …