Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa to present government’s position on the status of Ugandan students and workers stranded abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic. Kadaga made reference to several letters from Ugandans outside the country …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasubi Market has been handed over to Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA after completion of construction works by CK Associates Limited. The more than two billion Shillings market constructed with government funding will host more than 1400 vendors who have for decades operated at Kasubi Junction. It’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Zaake, the Member of Parliament representing Mityana Municipality has dragged government and individual police and army officers to court for torture. Zaake was arrested on April 19 from his home at Buswabulongo in Mityana municipality for allegedly endangering the lives of the people by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mental health specialists are concerned that current isolation and quarantine strategies to halt the spread of COVID-19 will facilitate social withdrawal, a risky practice for people with suicidal tendencies. The caution comes as Uganda continues to restrain non-essential activities and asking others to stay …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint Medical Stores (JMS) has received 8.4 billion Shillings (USD 2.2m) from Standard Chartered Bank Group to stock up medical materials that can be used during the coronavirus pandemic. The loan according to Stanchart is a drawdown from the USD 1 billion (3.8 trillion …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Health in-charge of Primary Health Care Dr Joyce Moriku Kaducu has called for more training of midwives. Currently of the 20,475 midwives registered with the Nurses and Midwifery Council, only 22 have degrees in midwifery, 6,000 have diplomas whereas 13,000 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been tasked to explain a recent decision by the management of Vision Group, the publishers of New Vision and Bukedde newspaper to effect salary cuts for all members of staff. Government is the majority shareholder in the company with 53 per …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected German pedophile, Bernhard Glanser Berry has been granted cash bail of Shillings 30 million. High Court Judge Moses Kazibwe granted the 73 year-old suspect bail to enable him travel to Belgium for cancer treatment. Glanser was lifted to court on a stretcher by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has queried the new digital learning approach adopted by the government to keep children learning during the current coronavirus lockdown. A section of legislators says that the approach only benefits a few learners, mainly in urban centres. The Ministry of Education is encouraging …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has announced that it’s going to increase checkpoints and start operations to deal with increased vehicles on the road during the on-going lockdown. Speaking to journalists at the daily security briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson said …
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