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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Thirty nine people including 35 Rwandan nationals and four Congolese nationals appeared before Kisoro magistrate’s court for illegal entry into Uganda. The suspects were netted in a joint security operation involving the army and Police in Kisoro municipality in the areas of Russia, MuLine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Mobile phone users should constantly watch for symptoms of malfunctioning batteries to avoid explosion. Mobile phone technicians at Carl Care Service Center, which provides technical support for tecno phones at Prism Building in Uganda, say most phones they receive for repair present with serious electrical …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Martha Karua, Kenya’s former female presidential candidate has asked women to actively demand for their political space rather than sit back and expect to receive it. She made the call while addressing women at the Interparty Organization for Dialogue- IPOD Women Conference at Mestil hotel …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The European Union in Uganda has called on government to expedite the trial of Rwenzururu Royal guards and Rwenzururu King Charles Wesley Mumbere who were arrested in Kasese in 2016. Their arrest followed an attack on Buhikira Royal Palace, the seat of the Rwenzururu …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Natural Resources Committee to investigate reports of tree cutting in Semuliki National Park. The Park located in Bundibugyo and Ntoroko districts was created in 1932 and upgraded to national park status in 1993. Kadaga’s directive followed …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The world is heading for more destructive climate impacts, even if countries meet commitments made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, warns the annual Emissions Gap Report, released by the UN Environment Programme, on Tuesday.   The report, which compares where greenhouse gas emissions are heading, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Ministry of Health has launched an online system for the renewal of annual practicing licenses for health professionals and health facilities in Uganda. The on-line portal www.ehealthlicense. go.ug has provisions where a doctor can upload copies of their documents and then get practicing licenses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has directed Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng to appear before the house and explain the status of Computed Tomography-CT scan services at Mulago National Referral Hospital. A CT scan machine is used by medical facilities to capture images that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has extended a warrant of arrest against Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago, and three others over the disappearance of a suspect. Lukwago, Henry Ssempijja, Philemon Mushabe and Benon Mugerwa stood surety for former mayoral candidate Sandra Katebarirwe Ngabo, who was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Several government health facilities in Teso are operating without ultrasound scan and x-ray services. Government structures, according to Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Senior Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Health, provide ultrasound scan and x-ray machines to all health center fours, district hospitals, Regional and …