Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 2,533 people have signed a petition to stop the planned construction of a power dam near Murchison Falls, which could see the disappearance of the falls, a key attraction to the area. This overshoots the petitioner’s target of 2,500 people. The petition was …
Read More »Kayiira family unhappy about Heroes Day Medal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Andrew Lutaakome Kayiira has said that the award, presented to them on Heroes day was a mockery to his memory. A family member said that the category of the medal given has also been presented to persons who stopped …
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Defilement cases rise again Kampala, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Vanessa Nakasagga, 14, was home alone when Musa Ssemwanga a neighbor came into their house and performed sexual acts on her. She suffers epilepsy, a central nervous system (neurological) disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures, periods of …
Read More »Education ministry bans construction of churches, mosques in public schools.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education has stopped the construction of churches and mosques in community or public schools in Kampala. The ministry’s move follows a number of land wrangles between the Ministry of Education, KCCA and religious institutions regarding land. In the recent past, KCCA …
Read More »UVRI to conduct trials to reduce yellow fever vaccine dosage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI is to start a new trial aimed at reducing the dosage of the yellow fever vaccine. During the trial, a fifth of the yellow fever dosage 0.1 millilitres will be given to participants. The global recommended dose of yellow …
Read More »Feasibility study for Old taxi park to start next month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The feasibility study to redevelop the Old taxi park will start next month. Last year KCCA received 4 billion shillings from the Netherlands Government to conduct the study. Peter Kaujju, the KCCA Spokesperson says that the feasibility study could not start last year because …
Read More »UAC to streamline operations of NGOs dealing in HIV/AIDS programs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Aids Commission-UAC is to start streamlining the operations of Non-Governmental Organizations-NGOs dealing in HIV/Aids programs. According to the UAC, although there are over 3,000 NGOs in the country providing HIV/Aids services, majority of them abandon the rural areas and concentrate in the …
Read More »Uganda Airlines uncertain of first commercial flights
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines is uncertain on whether the revived National Carrier will be launching its first commercial flight in July as earlier expected. This is due to delays in acquiring the Air Operator Certificate- AOC among other requirements. The Uganda Airlines Chief Executive Director, Ephraim …
Read More »Sexuality education still eludes Uganda as church, gov’t differ.
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education is set to meet the episcopal conference to iron out differences on the proposed sexuality education framework. The framework has five themes distributed across age groups from early childhood (3 – 5 years), lower primary (6 -9), upper primary (10 – …
Read More »No suspects in MP Abiriga’s murder one year later
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | June 8, 2019 marks exactly one year since Arua Municipality MP, Col Ibrahim Abiriga, was killed in a volley of ammunitions. However, his death has remained a puzzle, with no leads and arrests made by Police. Abiriga was killed alongside his driver cum bodyguard, …
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