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Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Landlords in Soroti Municipality have petitioned the Minister for Local Government, Raphael Magezi over the creation of Soroti City, of the 15 cities that were approved by Parliament in April.  After the approval, the first cluster of seven cities was operationalised this financial year. They …

Rubanda, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A row has erupted between Rubanda East member of Parliament Henry Musasizi and the district chairman, Kenneth Jogo Biryabarema over campaign posters. Musasizi accuses Biryabarema of allegedly defacing his campaign posters. Biryabarema has already indicated that he would contest against Musasizi in the race to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said there is a mismatch between the school curriculum and the demands of the job market. This he says has created a skills gap among the young people in Uganda. Museveni says science courses have a high demand in the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Presidential aspirant Maj Gen Gregory Mugisha Muntu has slammed the national Electoral Commission for failing to extend a green light for the commencement of vital political activities within his party.  According to the electoral roadmap released recently, the Alliance for National Transformation- ANT planned to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police has confirmed the arrest of local musician Gerald Kiwewa after Kayunga District Woman MP Ida Nantaba reported to the Criminal Investigations Directorate -CIP that he had defamed her in a song.  Nantaba, also a former State Ministr for ICT in her statement recorded at …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed the appointment of lawyer Dorothy Kisaka as the new Executive Director of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. This is according to a letter addressed to the Minister of Public Service Wilson Muruli Mukasa, by the chairman of the Public Service …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private hospitals lack essential drugs for treating preeclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is a common condition in pregnant women who present with high blood pressure. It often leads to complications for the expectant mother and baby. But for so many women in Uganda who develop the condition, it …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public accounts committee of Parliament have flagged a suspicious record by the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) of Shillings 321m in rental arrears. The entry is recorded in the financial statement of the ODPP for the financial …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry has received 35 vehicles to boost the uptake of immunization services in the country. According to the Health Ministry, immunization services had dropped by 65 percent due to the failure of parents to take their children for immunization. Also, with the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has dismissed reports that its top officials were this week sacked by President Yoweri Museveni. Speaking to journalists on Thursday at the EC headquarters in Kampala, Justice Simon Byabakama Mugenyi, the EC chairperson said the officials tendered in their application for …