Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament will on Monday debate the censure motion against Persis Princess Namuganza, the State Minister for Lands, Housing, and Urban Development. The motion is the third item on the order paper issued on Friday by the Clerk to Parliament, Adolf Mwesige Kasaija. The seven-member Select …
Read More »Gov’t asked to extend ban on charcoal production permits beyond Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Gulu District have tasked the government to extend the ban on the issuance of documents facilitating the commercial production, trade, and movement of charcoal to all districts in the Acholi Sub-region. Their call follows a directive issued by the State Minister for Environment …
Read More »Rights advocates task Gov’t to streamline safety of migrant workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rights activists are proposing some strategies to be adopted to promote the safety of Ugandan migrant workers in the Middle East. Their proposals follow a backdrop of deaths and human rights violations involving Uganda domestic workers in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, …
Read More »Health rights advocates sue Kenya for lifting ban on GMOs
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Health rights advocates have dragged the Kenyan Government to the East African Court of Justice for lifting the ban on the use of Genetically Modified Organisms-GMOs. The lawsuit was filed by the Center for Food and Adequate Living Rights- CEFROHT, a human organization that promotes …
Read More »98.4FM: Tororo’s RockCity Radio starts testing live transmission
Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RockCity Radio 98.4FM hit the airwaves on Wednesday this week, creating excitement in the usually sleepy town of Tororo in eastern Uganda. Tororo Broadcasting Network Limited Board chairman Geresom Okecho-Ochwo confirmed in an interview yesterday (see Q & A at bottom) that what excited …
Read More »MOH to conduct door-to-door polio immunization in Ebola affected districts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) is conducting a 10-day door-to-door vaccination drive in districts that recorded cases of Ebola virus disease in the latest outbreak. The exercise which will be going on until January 30, will be conducted in Kassanda, Mubende, Mukono, Kampala and Wakiso …
Read More »Singer Chameleon under police probe for assaulting boda boda rider
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have launched a probe into the incident in which musician Joseph Mayanja aka Dr. Jose Chameleon is accused of assaulting a Boda Boda rider. The Kajjansi Division Police Commander Komakech and the Officer in Charge of CID in the area have been directed …
Read More »FID on Uganda refinery due by June
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Final Investment Decision for Uganda’s Oil and Gas refinery project is set for June, this is according to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. The refinery was one of the three projects mooted more than a decade ago, but little has been said …
Read More »Namboole stadium to be ready by June – UPDF Engineering Brigade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The renovation of Mandela National Stadium-Namboole is set to be completed in June 2023. Renovations kicked off in January 2022, nearly two years after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) blacklisted the stadium from hosting because it …
Read More »Archbishop Kaziimba starts pastoral visit to northern Uganda diocese
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has made his maiden visit to the Northern Uganda Diocese, nearly three years after his consecration. Archbishop Kaziimba arrived in Gulu City on Friday and was welcomed by cheerful Christians led by …
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