Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least two children die at Arua Regional Referral Hospital during every power outage, the Hospital Director Dr. Philbert Nyeko has revealed. He reveals that two children die in the neonatal ward each time there is a power outage. West Nile Rural Electrification …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi officially quits Makerere to join politics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Stella Nyanzi has officially quit her job at Makerere University as a research fellow to pursue her political ambitions. The acting Makerere University Human Resource Director, Lawrence Ssanyu announced Dr. Nyanzi’s decision to quit in a July 21st, 2020 letter. Dr. Nyanzi tendered in …
Read More »Museveni challenger accuses party EC of trying to lock him out
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Ssimbwa, the former Makindye East Member of Parliament has accused the National Resistance Movement-Party Electoral Commission of trying to frustrate his efforts to challenge President Yoweri Museveni for the position of party chairman. Ssimbwa, who notes that President Museveni has no time for the …
Read More »Museveni vows to crush protestors as he allows salons, 110 arcades to reopen
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has allowed 110 arcades in Kampala to reopen for business after four months of closure. Museveni ordered the closure of several businesses including arcades and salons at the end of March as a means of slowing the spread of the coronavirus disease. …
Read More »Gov’t issues standard operating procedures for boda bodas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for boda boda cyclists. This was disclosed by the State Minister for Transport Joy Kabatsi on Tuesday while addressing Parliament. Ministry of Health issued regulations that riders are not supposed to carry passengers since it could …
Read More »Kitgum municipality endorses readjustment of USMID project designs
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum municipal officials have recommended for re-adjustments on the architectural designs of selected roads and bus park under phase one of the World Bank-funded Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructural Development Project [USMID] project. This follows the presentation of draft architectural designs for the selected …
Read More »UNRA to divert traffic at Naalya roundabout
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA has revealed plans to divert traffic at Naalya roundabout to allow for the ongoing expansion of the Northern bypass. UNRA’s media relations manager, Allan Ssempebwa says effective July 23, Kamuli road that leads to Naalya roundabout shall be closed and …
Read More »Minister asked to intervene as crocodiles bully communities near Lake George
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed Tourism Minister Tom Butime to establish a safe corridor around Lake George for communities to collect water away from man-eating crocodiles. Her directive followed concerns by Kitagwenda County MP Abbas Agaba about reports that crocodiles have …
Read More »MPs want gov’t to resolve SGS contract saga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked the government to expedite resolving the SGS contract saga. In March 2015, Societe Generale De Surveillance (SGS) signed a 12.5-million-dollar contract with the government to carry out routine vehicle inspection to keep off the road vehicles in poor mechanical condition. …
Read More »DP suspends two officials over membership cards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Democratic Party officials have been suspended on accusations of forging party membership cards. They are Shaffiq Dembe, the acting DP osganising aecretary and Didas Lukyamuzi, the Ankole region representative. The DP president, Norbert Mao disclosed the suspension of the two officials during the party …
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