Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform (NUP) has officially unveiled Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert also known as Bobi Wine, the party presidential flag bear’s official campaign poster which has no red beret. The unveiled campaign poster has the face of NUP presidential flag bearer Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert, in …
Read More »Former MP Kipoi re-arrested in Botswana
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Bubulo West Member of Parliament, Tonny Nsubuga Kipoi has been re-arrested in Botswana, a month after being acquitted of treason charges in Uganda. A story in The Monitor Newspaper of Botswana indicates that Kipoi is locked up at Urban Police Station Gaborone following …
Read More »MOH tests people’s trust in gov’t in new COVID-19 survey
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministry of Health-MOH has embarked on a survey to test people’s trust in government, risk perception and willingness to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures. This comes in the wake of increased community infections and dwindling trust in interventions to stop COVID-19 transmissions. Dr. Arthur Kiconco, …
Read More »How COVID-19 pandemic showed importance of global leadership
✳ DAY 1 – Stronger Together? Why and How the COVID-19 Pandemic Should Help Us Re-Imagine Subsidiarity and Solidarity for a Better World Oct 18 ✳ DAY 2 – Women and Power; Reshaping of Foreign Policy Oct 21 ✳ DAY 3 – Geopolitics of the Fourth Industrial Revolution Oct 23 ✳ …
Read More »Health workers to drive youth to suicide in Northern Uganda using stigma
Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Young People Living with HIV/AIDs in Northern Uganda, under their umbrella of Uganda Network of Young People Living with HIV/AIDS (UNYPA) have decried stigma and discrimination. In a startling revelation, the youth accuse medics being at the centre of stigmatising the, a complaint borne out …
Read More »NWSC probes staff asking bribes from customers to reduce water bills
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Water and Sewerage Corporation-NWSC and security are investigating a scam involving people targeting water consumers with high bills purportedly to help them reduce the bills. It follows complaints from several water consumers indicating that some staff from NWSC are contacting them using the information …
Read More »Benet residents battle disability meted by UWA
Kween, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 15 Kilometers away from Kween town lies Kwortow village in Kwosir sub-county, which is adjacent to Mount Elgon National park. 45-year-old, Alex Sorowen, a father of five children is one of the residents of the village. Donned in a brown blue jacket and a …
Read More »Omoro seeks support for reopening of nodding disease treatment centre
Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Omoro district authorities are hunting for support from the government to reopen the Nodding Disease treatment center following its closure for more than a year due to lack of funding. The Centre established in 2012 by the Development Partners was meant to offer …
Read More »Ruhaama FDC candidate petitions EC over rival’s academic papers
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ruhaama county Forum for Democratic Change-FDC parliamentary candidate, Isaac Nuwagaba has petitioned the Electoral Commission contesting the academic documents of his National Resistance Movement-NRM party rival, Henry Nkwasibwe Zinkuratire. In his petition, Nuwagaba, says that he inspected the nomination papers of his opponent on …
Read More »Archbishop Lwanga warns gov’t officials against grabbing church land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Kampala Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has asked government officials to desist from grabbing the Church’s land. Speaking at the 54th anniversary of the Kampala Archdiocese held on Sunday at Rubaga Cathedral, Lwanga said that past governments had given land to the Catholic …
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