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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As interventions worldwide are focusing more on needs and promotion of the girl child, experts are calling for policy and other interventions into proper nurturing of boys as they worry that affirmative action for girls is instead hurting boys as they largely remain neglected. Henry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has lashed out at government entities, saying their culture of slow procurement processes means the country is losing billions of shillings. Kasaija, who spoke at the 2019 public procurement sector performance review conference in Kampala on Thursday, said at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) has been recognized for their pioneering role in advocating for Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) in Uganda. FOWODE were Wednesday night announced winner of a prestigious award by the Equal Opportunities Commission in the category of Civil Society Organisations. They were recognized for …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of students of Gulu University are set to stage a peaceful demonstration Friday in solidarity with their Makerere University counterparts against the 15% cumulative tuition increment. In July 2018, Makerere University Council approved endorsed a 15 percent increment on tuition and functional …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has directed all broadcasters to air a list of station counter phone numbers for the entire country that Uganda Police has released. “In a bid to fight crime across Uganda, the Uganda Police has established Counter Phone Numbers at …

Washington, United States | AFP | Twitter will stop accepting political advertising globally on its platform, the company said, responding to growing concerns over misinformation from politicians on social media. Chief executive Jack Dorsey tweeted that while internet advertising “is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buvuma district is still struggling with providing clean water sources to residents due to challenges of transporting the necessary equipment and materials to set up the water points. With 52 scattered islands on the Northern part of Lake Victoria, Buvuma district is home to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has embarked on a new strategy of using adolescents that are adhering to HIV treatment to lure their peers into taking their medicines without skipping them. This comes amidst complaints by health workers that many adolescents fail to adhere …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament want government to table a bill on the Constituency Development Fund-CDF. This came up during the 3rd Annual Legislature Sector Review under the Theme: – Legislating for the good governance and sustainable development held at Hotel Africana, Kampala on Wednesday. It stemmed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Matia Kasaija has told Parliament that the Cabinet is yet to take a decision on the financing of the Jinja Express highway. The Jinja Express Highway which will be constructed at a cost of 1.1 billion dollars …