Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bududa district council has approved the creation of Namasho district and two more counties. The motion to create the new district and the two counties was tabled before council on Wednesday afternoon by the leader of government business Bududa District LC V Vice-Chairperson, Yonasan Bululu. …
Read More »Panic as Mukono laboratory technician succumbs to COVID-19
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Mukono General Hospital are in panic following the loss of their colleague to COVID-19. William Mule, who has been the coordinator of laboratory technicians in Mukono district, breathed his last on Wednesday morning while being transferred from Kiruddu hospital to Mulago National …
Read More »New Minister challenges Equal Opportunities Commission on access for the vulnerable
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Minister of State for Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike has challenged the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) to ensure persons with disabilities and older persons vote with ease in the next election. “We going into polls but we should ensure that persons …
Read More »Fort Portal health centers lack PPE, not observing SOPs
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government health centers in Fort Portal Tourism City are operating without Personal Protective Equipment –PPE and are no longer observing the Standard Operating Procedures– SOPs. Our reporter has visited at least six health centers in the city and discovered that most of …
Read More »Education ministry fails to convince MPs on radio procurement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports have today failed to persuade legislators sitting on Parliament’s Budget Committee on the proposed expenditure of Shillings 336.8 billion to purchase radio sets for all homesteads in the country. Led by the Minister of State for Planning …
Read More »Makerere gets US$250,000 grant for agricultural research
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has scooped US dollar 250,000$ grant an equivalent of Uganda Shs 950,000,000m to help the institution enhance its agricultural research capabilities. The grant was from OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative funded by the South African government, targeting competent scientists that can supervise …
Read More »UNRA to buy mobile bridges for emergency situations by July ’21
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will soon purchase four portable bridges for emergency situations. According to UNRA Six billion shillings has been set aside to purchase the four metallic portable bridges within the next nine months. They are metallic, 40-meter-long portable bridges that are …
Read More »Date for 2021 presidential debate set
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter Religious Council Uganda-IRCU has announced the date for the 2021 presidential debate. The debate will be held on 12th December 2020 and the second in January 2021. The debates will be organized by The Elders Forum Uganda (TEFU), Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy …
Read More »Budget committee recommends UGX 2.6BN for Ugandan embassy in Angola
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee today unanimously agreed to approve a supplementary budget allocation of 2.657 billion Shillings to enable the Ministry of Foreign Affairs establish an Embassy of Uganda in Angola. The Committee position followed a presentation of a statement by …
Read More »SNV Uganda calls for focus on food security as UN celebrates 75 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SNV Uganda has urged United Nations members to rethink how they produce food to face the challenge of over 690 million people in the world today facing hunger and starvation. In remarks to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, SNV Uganda Country …
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