Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Community Museums Association- UCOMA is seeking 3.6 billion shillings to sustain the operations of community museums. Members of the association led by their chairperson Abraham Kitaulwa on Monday petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga. They argued that their major source of income …
Read More »5,500 Entebbe residents pick national IDs at temporary NIRA centres
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 5,600 residents of Entebbe municipality picked their National Identity Cards at the temporary centres stationed at Katabi and the municipal council offices. Katabi town council and Entebbe Municipal Council offices were among the 15 centres that the National Identification and Registration Authority …
Read More »Doctors want gov’t to hire more specialists for regional referral hospitals
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under the Uganda Medical Association want government to recruit more health workers for regional referral hospitals. According to the organisation, an assessment recently carried out revealed that many regional referral hospitals do not have enough enough doctors.The worst staffed hospitals according to the association …
Read More »Presidential aspirant Ambrose Kyomukama detained in Mbarara
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Presidential aspirant, Ambrose Kyomukama is in police custody in Mbarara district. He was picked up together with two others from Kizungu Market cell in Nyamityobora ward in Kakoba division Mbarara City around 6pm on Monday for allegedly staging unlawful assembly. The other suspects are Maxon …
Read More »Boda boda operators reject new stages, registration guidlines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Boda Boda Operators have rejected the newly gazzetted stages by Kampala Capital City Authority – KCCA and said they will stick to the old ones. These say they are ignorant about how KCCA came up with the 579 gazzetted stages out of over 3000 stages …
Read More »Minister Baryomunsi joins race for NRM vice chairperson western region
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Housing, Chris Baryomunsi says that he is ready to replace Maj. Gen (Rtd) Matayo Kyaligonza as the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party National Vice Chairperson Western Region. Baryomunsi made the statement during a press conference at parliament on Tuesday after …
Read More »NRM oldies struggle to push back against a youth insurgence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The struggle for the soul of the National Resistance Movement – NRM between the young and old generation is taking shape. The older generation is determined not to let go and the young generation is vowing to wrestle power from them. Save for the position …
Read More »Education ministry requests for extension of stalled projects due to lock down
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in the Education and Sports Ministry have requested for extension from financiers of various projects whose completion dates is nearing expiry. The Education Ministry Permanent Secretary, Alex Kakooza says the appeal is based on the fact that several projects have stalled due to the …
Read More »Kyaligonza to Bantariza: You can’t compete against general
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Matayo Kyaligonza has asked his rival for position of the Vice Chairperson for Western Uganda in the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party, Col. Shaban Bantariza to follow the army decorum and not contest against him. Speaking at the NRM Electoral Commission headquarters on Plot …
Read More »NRM has no manifesto to be corrupt – Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has said her party the National Resistance Movement – NRM has no manifesto to be corrupt. Speaking to reporters at the NRM party headquarters on Kyadondo Road shortly after her nomination to contest for the first national vice chairperson …
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