Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lydia Wanyoto, the National Resistance Movement Women’s League Chairperson has been declared winner of the NRM Residual Elections for Mbale City Woman MP. Wanyoto was declared winner on Thursday by John Wanika, the Presiding Officer at the Mbale City hall. This is after fresh …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police officers have decried the new requirements for accessing loans from the force’s Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative commonly known as Exodus SACCO. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network on anonymity condition, policemen and women across the ranks described the new requirements one must meet …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor William Bazeyo, the acting Makerere University Deputy Vice-Chancellor in Charge of Finance and Administration has finally thrown in towel amidst queries of his academic credentials. Information from Makerere University shows that Professor Bazeyo tendered his resignation to the administration citing ‘personal and family’ …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wasswa Biriggwa has pulled out of the Forum for Democratic Change –FDC party presidential flag bearer race. During the FDC national council meeting held on Thursday at the party headquarters in Najjanankumbi, Birigggwa said he does not want to divide the party like it …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Santo Omona, a Ugandan UK based Businessman has evicted his own family in Gulu shortly after he returned home during the corona virus global pandemic. Omona reportedly left home a wife and five children in 2000 at Obiya West in Gulu West Division on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Teacher Union has said that the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs that were released by the education and health ministries to guide the re-opening of schools raise more questions regarding the safety of learners and teachers. Last week, President Okayed the reopening of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of babies being born dead in Uganda is alarmingly on the rise, even as the globally, the percentage of stillbirths is showing some decline. A worrying nine percent increase in stillbirths have been registered over the decade just ended from 2010 to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts have asked African countries to use steroids such as dexamethasone with caution while treating people infected with COVID-19. Dr Marybeth Maritim Cherono an infectious diseases expert based in Nairobi said people who use steroids have a higher chance of developing diabetes and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Internal Security Organization- ISO director, Frank Kaka Bagyenda, has been sacked. A source at ISO who preferred anonymity said they have been notified that Kaka is no longer ISO director. “You know it’s the minister of security supposed to speak to you …
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Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Grade I Magistrates Court has granted bail to the 60 people arrested for encroaching on Namanve central forest land and remanded 15 others who have appeared without sureties. The suspects were among the 500 people who descended on Namanve forest reserve armed with …
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