NEWS

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 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Inter Religious Council Uganda-IRCU has announced the date for the 2021 presidential debate.  The debate will be held on 12th December 2020 and the second in January 2021. The debates will be organized by The Elders Forum Uganda (TEFU), Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee today unanimously agreed to approve a supplementary budget allocation of 2.657 billion Shillings to enable the Ministry of Foreign Affairs establish an Embassy of Uganda in Angola. The Committee position followed a presentation of a statement by …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | SNV Uganda has urged United Nations members to rethink how they produce food to face the challenge of over 690 million people in the world today facing hunger and starvation. In remarks to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations, SNV Uganda Country …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The twitter account of NBS TV host Samson Kasumba was on Wednesday reportedly hacked, prompting quick action to reclaim it by the broadcaster’s tech team. A statement from NBS’s Desire Derekford Mugumisa stated that, ” A few hours ago, @SamsonKasumba’s account was hacked, and …