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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons who use inland water bodies have expressed concern over the slow response in the search and rescue operations for people and water vessels involved in water accidents. They are bothered over police’s emergency communication lines, which are not effective, even after an alert …

Kamwenge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kamwenge district has today bid farewell to Kitangwenda County which will become a district effective July 1, 2019.  Kitagwenda has been one of the two counties that make up Kamwenge district. Today, Kamwenge district chairman Aggrey Natuhamya formally saw off part of his territory with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe has tasked the interim Makerere University Academic Staff Association –MUASA chairperson, Associate Professor Edward Nector Mwavu, to explain his comments to the media about intern allowances. In his June 18th letter to Dr. Mwavu, Nawangwe cites statements …

Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Bunyangabu Police is stuck with a Rwandan national who was arrested three weeks ago with the Rwandan and Ugandan National Identify cards. The Bunyangabu District Police Commander -DPC, Samuel Maurice Alum, says the suspect was picked up on June 6 this year together with his wife …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The prime suspect in the murder of accountant Susan Magara, Patrick Agaba has been sent back to Luzira prison until July 12.  The decision followed a request by State Prosecutor Jacqueline Akao for more time to complete investigations into the charges awaiting Agaba, also known …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  International Medical Centre (IMC) Entebbe road clinic has Friday dedicated a whole-day fair to conduct a health camp as a way of giving back to the community where it serves, through a health initiative. Since its inception in 2015, the IMC Entebbe road clinic has so …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Attorney General Mwesigwa Rukutana has disregarded a directive to apply to Court for the removal of Bemanya Twebaze as the Administrator of Uganda Telecom Limited (UTL). Bemanya was appointed Administrator of UTL following the exit of Ucom Limited, a Libyan owned firm …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three senior officials from the Local Government Ministry are facing the Anti-corruption court over corruption-related offences. They are Issa Gumonye, the Assistant Commissioner for Urban Administration, Prossy Nampijja, a Senior Urban Officer and Ronald Mbala, an Urban Officer. The three officers are accused of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 10 per cent of the drug regimens in the country have substandard or counterfeit copies of them sold on the market, according to the National Drug Authority. Although they appear indistinguishable, the fake brands are mixed with other chemicals changing their chemical composition and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Robert Nowere, the acting Director Tax Collection under Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has defended the 6 percent property tax levy, saying it is fair and legal. The 2005 Local Government Act mandates Urban councils to set property rates not exceeding 12% of the rateable …