NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The United Bus Drivers and Operators’ Association wants the government to build a common Bus Terminal for all regional routes in Kampala city. They argue that consolidating bus terminals in the city will bring convenience to passengers and improve the structural organization in the city …

 Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  More than 300 out-growers in Kayunga district are stuck with their canes  after failing to acquire selling and transportation permits from the Sugar Corporation of Uganda Limited-SCOUL.  SCOUL introduced the system of giving out loans to farmers who wanted to start growing sugarcane in 2001 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Uganda Revenue Authority has bowed to traders’ pressure to allow them to pay taxes for their goods when they enter Uganda.   The tax body had directed that all imported goods be cleared from the port of entry under the single customs territory. This meant that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Rwanda and South Sudan are yet to confirm their participation in the East Africa Inter-parliamentary games, with just three weeks left to kick off.  Uganda is scheduled to host the games slated for December 7 to 18, 2019.  The competition brings together participants from the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Kitgum General Hospital management have decried the persistent power outage experienced in the region. For months, the region has had endless power outage with Kitgum District, in particular, experiencing almost daily blackout. Bezy Omoya, the Kitgum General Hospital’s Senior Administrator says that the power blackouts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ministry of Health is investigating three cases of adverse immunization reactions following the recent Measles/Rubella immunization campaign. The cases, all from the same family, were immunized at a community vaccination post located in Kalagi.   But one of them passed away yesterday at the pediatric …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has come out to reassure the nation that social media stories that there have been fatalities during the National Measles-Rubella and Polio Immunization campaign, are false. “The MR vaccine is safe and effective and does not have any fatal …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Godfrey Kayemba Afaayo, the Masaka municipality mayor and John Bahengana, the town clerk have disagreed on a proposal to evict food vendors off the streets of the town. Bahengana is accusing the vendors of overcrowding the street walkaways, making the town filthy in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has appointed a team of five officials to temporarily manage Wandegeya market. They are Tonny Kawagga, James Byaruhanga, Abdul Anguyo, Esther Kasujja and Henry Bukenya who is the markets manager of KCCA. The team was taken from the Directorate of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The plight of sanitation workers in the developing world should be addressed urgently, the World Health Organisation has said ahead of World Toilet Day next Tuesday. The Health agency observed that the rights, health and dignity of people who clean toilets, sewers and septic …