Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The FDC presidential flag bearer Patrick Oboi Amuriat has threatened to defiantly violate key covid-19 regulatory guidelines as issued in the electoral commission roadmap given to political actors ahead of general 2021 campaigns. Amuriat says, the idea of holding campaign meetings of not more than …
Read More »Uganda can’t afford Remdesivir for COVID-19 patients – Dr. Worodria
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As a result of the changing findings into treatment of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Ministry of Health is set to change their treatment protocols to match emerging evidence. Dr. William Worodria who heads the National COVID-19 case management team told Uganda Radio Network – URN …
Read More »FDC asks gov’t to pay examination fees for all candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party has joined parliament to demand government’s intervention to help clear Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB registration fees for candidates in private schools. At the beginning of this month, Parliament passed a resolution urging the government to meet the cost of …
Read More »Jinja city signs cooperation agreement with chinese city of shenyang
Jinja , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja City has finalized the signing of a cooperation agreement with the Chinese city of Shenyang that will promote common prosperity and development of the two cities. This comes after only four months of being declared a city by government. According to the five-year …
Read More »KCCA has no business regulating campaign posters, political drives-Lukwago
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago has slammed the Kampala Ministry for asking politicians to seek clearance from Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA before running their campaign drives and displaying campaign posters. Lukwago told journalists at City hall on Monday afternoon that KCCA has no legal mandate to …
Read More »Rampant murders worry Acholi leaders
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Acholi Sub Region are concerned with the increasing number of murder cases being registered. In the past three weeks, at least 8 murder cases have been registered in the region. The latest is of one Kenneth Ogwang who Police say axed his wife …
Read More »Ochola promotes star athlete Cheptegei to assistant superintendent of police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, has promoted policeman and athlete Joshua Cheptegei to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of police. Police spokesman Fred Enanga, announced the promotion on Monday morning. Cheptegei has been promoted in honour of his recent achievements at the …
Read More »80 staff of Mbale school of the deaf suspended after demanding salary arrears
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eighty workers of Mbale School of the Deaf have been suspended indefinitely for demanding their salary arrears for the past 13 months and appointment letters. The affected include teachers, guards, cleaners, and cooks who are not on the government payroll. James Mwayafu, one of the …
Read More »Swedish solar water boiler becoming popular in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boiling container powered by solar energy has eased life for communities without adequate energy in different parts of the country. Users can now avoid catching diseases like typhoid fever, cholera and Hepatitis A or E, and by boiling water they can get rid of …
Read More »Inauguration of purported newly elected Umukuka hits snag
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inauguration of the purported newly elected Bamasaba cultural leader alias Umukuka Mike Mudoma has hit a snag due to none clearance from the Gender, Labor and Social Development Ministry. Mudoma was purportedly elected three weeks ago by a faction of Bamasaba clan leaders led …
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