Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Health minister has instructed regional referral hospital authorities to install cameras at wards to address the challenge of extortions in hospitals. Hon. Sarah Achieng Opendi, the state minister for Health made the pronouncement in an interview on Thursday. She says that a …
Read More »Uganda becoming global hub for health research – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is preparing to hold a conference on antimicrobial resistance next week, a week later they will also hold the annual scientific conference. The two come after big international health conferences on Universal health coverage and Oone health happening in the country a month …
Read More »CSOs snub East African crude oil pipeline assessment report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas (CSCO) has snubbed the Environment and Social Impact Assessment- ESIA, on the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline, saying its lacking in all aspects. The 1,443km crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda’s crude oil from …
Read More »Buganda demands UGX 1.7 Billion from Mukono district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom is demanding 1.7 billion shillings from Mukono district local government as arrears for occupying the institution’s buildings. In 2015, the district agreed with Buganda officials to exempt it from paying rent for the the buildings that had occupied, but only consider new …
Read More »Lira Municipality given two weeks to resolve coronation park dispute
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Bank has threatened to withdraw funding for the infrastructural upgrade at Coronation Park, a public space in Lira town, as a result of an unresolved dispute on its management. The facility, located opposite the main Market along Obote Avenue, is currently managed …
Read More »Minister tasks Masaka hospital board to investigate encroachment on land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Health General Duties, Sarah Opendi has tasked Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Management Board to address the encroachment on the hospital land. Speaking at the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the members of the board on Wednesday at Masaka hospital, Opendi …
Read More »MPs call for forensic audit of Gulu University
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has demanded a forensic audit of Gulu University. The MPs fault the University for operating without a master plan and proper financial management procedures. Their queries arise from an audit of the University conducted by …
Read More »Gov’t to sanction schools for sabotaging measles-rubella
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Education Ministry has said that it’s planning to deal with all teachers who sabotages the just concluded immunization campaign against, Measles, Rubella and Polio. The campaign that began on October 16, was supposed to give learners aged 15 and below a booster dose of …
Read More »Gov’t drafts road map for Universal access to clean energy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has drafted an ambitious road map for the transformation of the energy sector from dependence on Biomass to modern forms of energy. Under the new policy, quality solar and electric pressure cooking technologies will be cheaply promoted …
Read More »Thugs arrested with 160 stolen mobile phones in Bujjuuko
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested one Allan Ggayi, who is suspected to be part of a gang that raided Kawempe retail and mobile money shops stealing over 160 telephones. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that Ggayi, a resident of Kyanja was intercepted at Bujuuko, along …
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