Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has directed Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng to appear before the house and explain the status of Computed Tomography-CT scan services at Mulago National Referral Hospital. A CT scan machine is used by medical facilities to capture images that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has extended a warrant of arrest against Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, and three others over the disappearance of a suspect. Lukwago, Henry Ssempijja, Philemon Mushabe and Benon Mugerwa stood surety for former mayoral candidate Sandra Katebarirwe Ngabo, who was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several government health facilities in Teso are operating without ultrasound scan and x-ray services. Government structures, according to Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Senior Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Health, provide ultrasound scan and x-ray machines to all health center fours, district hospitals, Regional and …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University is overwhelmed by shortage of key academic staff leaving several positions vacant. The University is supposed to have 1,343 staff including both teaching and non-teaching personnel. However, only 441 positions, 33 percent have been filled up. According to the 2018 Auditor General’s report, the …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Aviation Authority-CAA has applauded the ongoing works at Hoima International Airport in Kabaale Sub County in Hoima district. Eng. Edward Kaweesi Ndawula, the CAA Board Chairperson who led his board members on a field visit to the construction site on Tuesday, said they are impressed …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Impersonation, needless tests and prescribing unnecessary treatments are some of the challenges community health insurance providers are facing in their bid to provide cheap and reliable care to groups. Under the schemes, each individual contributes money ranging between 10,000 and 25,000 Shillings per head …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding has re-tabled before Parliament the Sexual Offences Bill nine months after a stalemate that forced the Bill to be re-written. The Bill seeks to consolidate laws relating to sexual offences and provide procedural and evidential requirements during trial of sexual …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is divided over the proposal to name the Institute of Parliamentary Studies after the Speaker, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. In a plenary session on Tuesday evening chaired by Kadaga, the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs committee advised that the bill be passed without renaming the bill, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Musa Kirya, a Senior Government forensic analyst has placed Ibrahim Kaweesa alias Tetemwe at the second scene of the infamous Wakiso women murders. Kirya pinned Kaweesa while appearing before lady justice, Damali Lwanga on Tuesday afternoon. Kaweesa was found guilty of murdering Annet Nakabugo on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Lands, Parsis Namuganza has reinstated over 600 people to their land in Gomba district, six months after their forceful eviction. The affected families were forcedly evicted from their land in Nkwale, Kitemu and Koome villages in Kanoni town council by Peter …
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