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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chronic absenteeism and carelessness of senior staff in government health facilities across the country have been blamed for the persistent increase in maternal deaths especially at referral levels. The Maternal and Perinatal mortality situation report by the Ministry of Health reveals that the country …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Christian University-UCU has embarked on the process of conducting students’ guild elections using its own e-voting application named ‘e-Chagua,’ conjoined from a Kiswahili word meaning ‘choose’. The university is expected to conduct the voting exercise on November 16. The submission of applications by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health and United Nations Children’s Fund – UNICEF have launched the pilot phase of the integration of nutrition commodities in the national supply chain system. It was revealed during the launch on October 16th at the National Medical Stories -NMS warehouse  in …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After nominations of MP candidates for Nakaseke district last week, majority have asked the police to treat them equally during the campaigns. Atleast 14 candidates were duly nominated to contest for the four parliamentary positions in Nakaseke district. They are seeking to represent Nakaseke North, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Gulu Archdiocese John Baptist Odama has spoken out on the suspension of Rev. Fr. Charles Onen from conducting priestly ministry and justified that the decision was inevitable. Fr. Onen, the curate of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish was suspended by Archbishop Odama last …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected armed Congolese militia have raided the Lake Albert waters abducting 16 fishermen and robbed 20 boat engines plus 20 fishing boats from Ugandans. The incident happened near Kaiso and Kijangi landing sites in Buseruka sub county in Hoima district and Sebigoro landing site in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Association of External Recruitment Agencies (UAERA) have resolved to close. The self termination of the industry has been caused by government’s continued delay to re-open their industry, making their self liquidation inevitable. The fate of the over one hundred thousand girls whom they …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vendors in the four markets of Kisekka, Wandegeya, St. Balikudembe alias Owino and Nakasero have threatened to hold demonstrations to oust leadership from those markets and forcefully hand them over to KCCA administration if the Ministry of Kampala and KCCA don’t do the same …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM has already secured seats in the 11th parliament after six of its candidates went through unopposed. By the close of the two-day country wide nomination exercise yesterday, NRM candidates in Ik county in Kaabong district, Bugahya county …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has recorded a worrying increase in domestic violence cases since the Covid-19 lockdown started in Lango sub-region. The North Kyoga regional police headquarters has reported that in the first quarter of the year before the lockdown, the reported cases of domestic violence in the …