NEWS

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The decision by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Asset Authority-PPDA cancelling the contract of printing ballot papers will not affect the 2021 general elections, the Electoral Commission has said.   Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an interview at their offices, Paul Bukenya, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | Uganda’s National Expert Taskforce on the 4IR has released a draft report on a planned strategy to guide the country in achieving the vision of becoming a 4IR hub and competitive upper middle-income country by 2040. The taskforce was launched by President Yoweri Museveni in …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Privatization and Investments State minister, Evelyn Anite has revealed government plans to construct a power substation in Mbale City industrial park to overcome the challenge of power outages.  According to Anite, the substation will also help reduce the heavy costs of power for running …

Bududa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Bududa district council has approved the creation of Namasho district and two more counties. The motion to create the new district and the two counties was tabled before council on Wednesday afternoon by the leader of government business Bududa District LC V Vice-Chairperson, Yonasan Bululu.   …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Mukono General Hospital are in panic following the loss of their colleague to COVID-19. William Mule, who has been the coordinator of laboratory technicians in Mukono district, breathed his last on Wednesday morning while being transferred from Kiruddu hospital to Mulago National …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Minister of State for Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike has challenged the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) to ensure persons with disabilities and older persons vote with ease in the next election. “We going into polls but we should ensure that persons …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Government health centers in Fort Portal Tourism City are operating without Personal Protective Equipment –PPE and are no longer observing the Standard Operating Procedures– SOPs.      Our reporter has visited at least six health centers in the city and discovered that most of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports have today failed to persuade legislators sitting on Parliament’s Budget Committee on the proposed expenditure of Shillings 336.8 billion to purchase radio sets for all homesteads in the country. Led by the Minister of State for Planning …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University has scooped US dollar 250,000$ grant an equivalent of Uganda Shs 950,000,000m to help the institution enhance its agricultural research capabilities. The grant was from OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative funded by the South African government, targeting competent scientists that can supervise …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will soon purchase four portable bridges for emergency situations. According to UNRA Six billion shillings has been set aside to purchase the four metallic portable bridges within the next nine months. They are metallic, 40-meter-long portable bridges that are …