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Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | As Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the World Population Day on July 11, Marie Stopes Uganda, a health focused international organization working in Uganda urged the government and other actors to work towards having a healthy and productive population to achieve …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Court of Justice has dismissed with costs the consolidated cases filed by seven opposition politicians challenging the removal of the age limit law from the Ugandan constitution. The politicians are Winfred Kiiza the Kasese District Woman MP, John Baptist Nambeshe the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Namanve thermal power plant, a heavy fuel oil plant operated by Jacobsen Uganda Thermal Power Plant Limited is to revert to Uganda government after the concession of Jacobsen expires next month. Julius Wandera, the director of Corporate and Consumer Affairs at the Electricity …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Teargas and live bullets hovered over parts of Kamwokya, a suburb of Kampala as police battled supporters of People Power, a pressure group led by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. The crowds were mobilized by aspirants from various constituencies mainly around Kampala who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is investigating the leakage of diplomatic correspondences concerning details of Ugandans in South Africa affected by COVID-19. A copy of the brief dated 10th July written by Uganda’s Acting Commissioner in Pretoria, Kintu Nyago addressed to Foreign Affairs Minister, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has summoned the Minister of Health and State Minister of Kampala to explain to parliament allegations that they flouted government guidelines on the prevention of COVID-19. Minister Ruth Aceng and Benna Namugwanya Bugembe have in the past one week been …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 40 youths believed to be members of notorious gangs in Arua city have been arrested in a police swoop. The suspects were picked up in a two day’s operation in River Oli division which started on Sunday night. Security swung into action after …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Amuru District risks losing Amuru Town Council Seed Secondary School after the community encroached on the school land.    The seed school was allocated part of an 80-acre piece of land by the family of one Ludongo in the 1980s to establish Lokung Primary School …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda has so far spent Shillings 51.8billion on testing truck drivers for COVID-19 at different points entry, according to Ministry of Health. Information from the Health Ministry shows that over 216,000 tests have been carried out on truck drivers at various boarder points including Mutukula, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have fired teargas and live bullets to disperse hundreds of traders in downtown Kampala who had reopened shops this morning, despite their continued closure by the government.   Arcades have remained closed since March 2020, when the government first announced a lockdown to contain the …