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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leader of Opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Ochan has called for the deployment of more policemen in refugee settlements across the country. She says the lax security in settlements presents a huge security gap for Uganda. The comments follow a recent oversight visit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The fallen former Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kisembo, will be laid to rest on Sunday at his ancestral home in Kitema village, about two kilometres along Mugalike-Isunga Road in Kagadi District.   Kisembo, 64, Uganda’s IGP from 1998 to 2001 succumbed to lung cancer, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has commissioned the construction of the Kabuusu-Bunamwaya-Lweza road in Makindye Ssabagabo, the first project under the proposed Greater Kampala Economic Development Strategy. Construction of the road, estimated to cost 97 billion Shillings, is funded by the World Bank through the second …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of unsuspecting youths from Hoima, Buliisa and Kikuube districts intending to be recruited to serve in the Local Defense Units-LDUs have lost unspecified sums of money to conmen.      The youths pitched camp on Friday Morning at Hoima Boma grounds awaiting screening by the …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority’s continued focus on compliance management, debt collection, customs enforcement and investigation of fraudulent schemes ensured the tax body saved sh383 billion in collections in 2018/19. Compliance initiatives yielded sh151.18 billion, debt recoveries brought in sh92.45 billion, customs enforcement had sh78.48 billion saved while investigations were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired High Court Judge John Patrick Tabaro commits to dispensing justice as he prepares to officially start work as the chairperson of the Makerere University Staff Appeals Tribunal. Up to 21 cases are awaiting the tribunal, a form of alternative dispute resolution adopted as …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the children who were hospitalized with severe pneumonia received treatment for the wrong type of pneumonia. A study that involved nearly 10,000 children in seven African and Asian countries found that children had the viral type and not the bacterial one that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United Nations Children’s Agency is advocating for a one-month increase in maternity leave for mothers in low-and-middle-income countries, to enable parents to give their children the best start in life. The agency is equally calling for a transformative shift in how businesses and governments …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kayunga district authorities have petitioned China International Water & Electric Corporation-CWE, the contractor that undertook the construction of Isimba Hydropower Project to increase compensation for workers injured at the site during the construction. Construction of the 183 Megawatt power plant, the 3rd largest in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Key parts of the Global Goals agenda linked to achieving zero-hunger are “off-track”, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has said, in an appeal for much greater public investment in farming. FAO says that a lack of progress remains the norm, four years since …