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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several members of the Village Health Teams from several sub-counties in Bududa are up in arms against the district authorities over the delayed payment of their allowances for the mosquito net distribution exercise. A number of VHTs stormed Bududa district headquarters on Monday demanding the …

Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Livestock farmers in Lyantonde are battling a rare strain of bacterial infections affecting animals in the area. The strain has been identified to be Black Quarter, an infection which stacks the animal’s muscles and blocks blood flow in the veins causing its sudden death. Research …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has given political contestants a 30 day’s ultimatum to remove posters and other forms of advertisements placed in unauthorized areas or else risk facing prosecution. Daniel NuweAbine, the acting KCCA spokesperson says once the ultimatum that started on Monday this week …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Kibanzanga, the State Minister of Veteran Affairs has been declared the winner of the NRM primaries for Bughendera County. Kibanzanga polled 21,125 votes to beat his closed competitor Acrobat Kiiza Moses who polled 20,272 and Moses Mugisa with 321 votes. The declaration ends days …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Open Forum Initiative-TOFI has petitioned the High Court Civil Division to quash the Rental Rates (Income) Tax Regulations issued by the Finance Minister, Matia Kasaijja in January this year. Uganda Revenue Authority-URA and Attorney General are respondents to the suit. The not for profit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aviation police at Entebbe International Airport has arrested two drug dealers who were shipping drugs to Cameroon and India. Sources at the airport reveal that National Aviation Services Uganda at Entebbe International Airport received cargo for export from one Mugabi Azaria of Sky Net Worldwide …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East Africa Community (EAC) secretariat and its partner states have unveiled a new mobile application to enable the issuance of the EAC COVID-19 digital certificates that are mutually recognised by the partner states. The app dubbed the Regional Electronic Cargo and Driver Tracking System …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Recently, Dr Kizza Besigye, the founding leader of the Forum for Democratic change-FDC dropped a bombshell, declaring that he will not appear on the ballot as a presidential candidate in the 2021 elections. Many didn’t expect this announcement and felt like Besigye’s journey was now …

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | On Sept.08, the National Social Security Fund executives announced that members who qualify for withdrawal of their savings can now submit and track their claims online and through their internet enabled devices like mobile smart phones. The NSSF Head of Marketing and Communications, Barbra Teddy …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded three top officials of the Microfinance Support Centre to Kitalya government prison for alleged embezzlement of 10 billion Shillings.  The money had been channelled to the centre by the Ministry of Finance as a grant to teachers under their SACCO.  The …