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Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 1,000 families displaced by floods that ravaged Karusandara Sub County, Kasese district close to three months ago, are struggling to survive.  The families were displaced after the floods hit villages of Kivengenyi, Kabaka, Kanamba and Kyalanga in Karusandara Sub County following a heavy …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University has suspended its decision to send out students on internship, field attachment and recess during the lock down. The development comes a few days to the roll out of the program. Last month, Makerere University senate took a bold decision and secured clearance …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Controversy is surrounding the government’s grant to the Uganda North America Association (UNAA). UNAA is an umbrella of Ugandans living and working in the United States of America. The government gives UNAA USD100, 000 (368m shillings) every year with half of this money meant to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …