NEWS

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health has lifted the livestock quarantine. The quarantine was imposed on January 15th, 2019 by the Commissioner of Animal Health in Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, MAAIF.  This quarantine followed an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the district.  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The involvement of teachers and parents is crucial in helping learners excel. This is according to research findings carried out by Twaweza. The research which was conducted in 37 schools in Eastern Uganda was intended to find out how some children are learning while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Michael Maranga Mawanda the Igara County East MP has been granted leave of Parliament to introduce the Bank of Uganda Amendment Bill 2019. The bill seeks to separate the fusion between the Bank of Uganda (BoU) management from the board of directors. It seeks …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The House of Bishops has converged at Namirembe to elect the 9th Church of Uganda Archbishop. Retiring Archbishop Stanley Ntagali’s successor will be announced at midday today. Archbishop Ntagali was elected and enthroned as Archbishop on December 16, 2012 at the age of 57, taking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commission of Inquiry into Land matters has issued criminal summons for Jinja West Member of Parliament Grace Moses Balyeko over allegations of land grabbing. MP Balyeku is allegedly accused of influencing the issuance of freehold title over plot 24 B Kyabazinga way in …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The regional consultative meeting on the electoral reforms bill 2019 for the Rwenzori region has flopped.  The meeting which was supposed to be held on Tuesday at Kabarole District Headquarters in Kitumba, Fort Portal Municipality was only attended by only three district councillors, few district …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The inaugural flight of Uganda Airlines cost the company up to 120 million shillings. The airline, on Tuesday morning, made an inaugural flight to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport – JKIA with 74 passengers on board. Among them were three cabinet officials led by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has declined to assent to the Minimum Wages Bill. The Bill was in February passed by parliament. The Minimum Wages Bill, 2018 sought to empower the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development to appoint a Minimum wages Board to fix …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cabinet has halted the proposed construction of the 360 megaWatts power project on Uhuru falls that is few meters from the Murchison Falls. The Tourism, Wild Life and Antiquities Minister, Professor, Ephraim Kamuntu disclosed the cabinet decision at the weekly cabinet briefing at government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health budget which currently stands at 6% could fall to 3% in the next two years, Dr Sam Okuonzi a health policy researcher and former head of policy analysis in the Ministry of Health has predicted. Okuonzi who was speaking at a symposium …