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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of males who engage in sex work don’t regularly go for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) testing, a new study by the Makerere University Infectious Diseases Institute (IDI) has found. According to Richard Muhindo, the Principal investigator on the study in which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lira district has trained 20 medical workers from different health facilities to conduct the Rapid Diagnostic Tests – RDTs for Covid-19. The health workers are from Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Pentecostal Assemblies of God health center IV, Amach and Ogur health center IV. The training …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | As the government continues to put much emphasis on investing in big infrastructure ventures, some members of the public have raised concerns about transparency right from procurement up to completion of projects. But a new report, the 4th of this nature, published on Feb.12 by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | They were shocked and sent into a panic, as COVID-19 paralyzed the world. But at the same pace, they have recovered, innovated, and created art pieces to not only kill boredom but to earn a quick buck. This is the story of Ugandan artists and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unscrupulous business people are counterfeiting the digital tax stamp, one of the measures launched by the government to crackdown on smugglers and frauds of fast-selling imported and local products. The stamp is an electronic machine-readable mark stamped on the targeted product to authenticate their origin, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some Catholic priests have come out to openly express support for National Unity Platform-NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. On Friday, Kyagulanyi marked his 39th birthday and decided to celebrate it by holding prayers at his home in Magere, Wakiso district as a way to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has rejected the European Parliament resolution on last month’s presidential elections. On Thursday, members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly to adopt 19 resolutions taking stock of the human rights violations in Uganda. Some of the resolutions include; justice and accountability for Ugandans …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Independent presidential candidate Henry Tumukunde impressively won a polling station in Entebbe municipality and another in Busiro South county according to the Wakiso district tally sheet from the January 14th presidential elections. The election final tally sheet shows that Tumukunde won Entebbe Comprehensive Secondary School …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been killed and 14 injured in an accident along the Mityana-Mubende highway. The accident occurred on Friday at Kigalama village in Kassanda district. According to the police, a speeding taxi, number UBB 423R heading to Mubende from Kampala rammed into a Mercedes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The commander of the National Counter Terrorism – NCTC, Brig. Jeff Mukasa has been replaced. Lt. Col Deo Akiiki, the deputy army spokesperson confirmed to Uganda Radio Network –URN that Brig. Mukasa has been moved to the School of Military Intelligence and Security commonly abbreviated …