Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party members in Serere districts are puzzled over the disappearance of more than 2000 names from the register, ahead of party primaries this Friday. Michael Olobo, the NRM District Chairperson Serere says that they registered 62,000 members during the update exercise …
Read More »UCU gets green light to admit medicine, dentistry students
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Council for Higher Education has approving admissions of medicine and dentistry students at Uganda Christian University-UCU. The University had been directed to halt admissions in the two courses for lack of appropriate infrastructure and equipment early this year following the third joint inspection …
Read More »Institutions allowed to reopen for final year medical students
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The government has allowed Universities and other educational institutions with final-year students undertaking health-related training to reopen and enable students to complete their studies. It is hoped that this will fill the human resource gap that the health sector is likely to face as COVID-19 …
Read More »David Obol Otori appointed Gulu university secretary
Gulu , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University council has appointed David Obol Otori, the undersecretary Uganda Law Reforms Commission as its new secretary. Otori, 51, will now replace Asaf Adebua who has been in acting capacity as the University Secretary for the past two years. Otori was selected among …
Read More »MOH starts evacuating COVID-19 patients to Namboole stadium
Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA & JUDITH KUKUNDA | The Ministry of Health today starts admitting positive COVID-19 patients at a new treatment facility at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole on the outskirts of the city. Col. Edith Nakalema, who heads the statehouse anti-corruption unit confirmed to journalists last evening that she had …
Read More »UPDF to withdraw soldiers from aspirants who misuse them
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has warned politicians who were given armed protection against using them for purposes other than those they were given them for. In a statement issued by the UPDF spokesperson Brig. Flavia Byekwaso, the army said it has noticed that MPs across …
Read More »Kadaga convoy accident victims demand compensation
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of three people who were knocked by the lead car of the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga’s convoy in Fort Portal Tourism City are demanding for compensation. The accident happened on August 3 at Boma as the three were riding on a …
Read More »UGX 500m maternity ward commissioned in Kitgum municipality
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Municipal Council has commissioned the newly constructed modern Maternity block at Pandwong Health Center III in Pandwong Division. The facility constructed at a tune of 513 Million Shillings was handed over by the contractor, 3MS Investment Ltd on Tuesday. The health facility also comprises …
Read More »Kavuya family repatriation case file sent back to lower court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has returned a file in which a Soroti based lawyer Leonard Otee is pursuing the prosecution of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa over the repatriation of Businessman Ben Kabuya’s family during the COVID-19 lockdown. Three members of Kavuya’s family travelled …
Read More »UN honors Ugandan troops for serving in volatile Somalia
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has honored 600 Ugandan troops guarding UN facilities and personnel in volatile Somalia. Lt. Col. Deo Akiiki, deputy Ugandan military spokesman tweeted that the troops, serving under the sixth United Nations Guard Unit in Somalia received medals from Guterres. “The …
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