Amuru, Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amuru district health department is facing difficulties to respond to medical emergencies due to lack of functioning ambulance services. The only two ambulances belonging to the district including one that was donated around 2006 by Medicines Sans Frontiers, an international humanitarian medical non-governmental organization …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School (MUBS) student guild leaders have joined their Makerere University counterparts to reject the 15% tuition and functional fees increment. Romulus Tusingwiire, the MUBS guild president, says government’s claim that it was unable to fully fund public universities leading up to the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is set to resume the supply and distribution of the recalled Hepatitis E vaccines to patients across the country. The drugs, Texavir, manufactured by Cipla Quality Chemical Industries were voluntarily recalled in July this year due to errors in their packaging. …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF Chief of Defense Forces, Gen. David Muhoozi has tasked East African Community member states to advocate for joint military operations which he says will strengthen security efforts within the region. Presiding over the launch of 12th edition of East African command post exercise …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans and companies buying insurance policies will likely pay higher premiums after insurance companies discovered widespread fraud by hospitals and some customers in the medical insurance side. The increased premium cost is a direct impact of fraud in insurance with insurers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has asked parties in the case where government was sued for blocking the concerts featuring Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine to file written submissions. The parties are the Attorney General and Bajjo Events and Abtex Productions. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda has announced that returns from the first ever West Nile MTN run will be used to improve maternal services in West Nile. The 10km run scheduled for November 10th will attract participants from all the districts of West Nile. The organisers say …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has referred Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake to the Rules and Privileges Committee of parliament for allegedly attacking Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe. Trouble for the MP started on Wednesday when Makerere University officials led by Prof. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rev. Dr. James Bukomeko is the bishop elect of Mityana diocese. He was elected yesterday by the House of Bishops of Church of Uganda sitting at Namirembe. He will replace Rt. Rev. Dr. Stephen Kaziimba Mugalu, who was elected Archbishop of Church of Uganda. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution has come under criticism for delays to start the trial of fourteen suspects charged with the murder of former Police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The suspects are Umar Baganda, Ahamada Senfuka, Hassan Tusiime, Ibrahim Kissa, Osman Mohamed Omarite, Hamidu …
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