Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng has said that the increment of salary for health workers is yet to reflect better services. Last year, the government increased the salary of medical workers by 100 percent. A senior medical consultant earns 17.4 million …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Aviation Police (AVPOL) in collaboration with other security forces have impounded drugs worth sh2.9 billion shillings since the beginning of the year. The most confiscated drugs are cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine that were destroyed at Nsambya Police on Friday. In the last 10 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 55th African Airlines Association – AFRAA general assembly due November 19 to 21, 2023, will focus on attracting more women to the flight industry. Jenifer Bamuturaki, the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines, says across the aviation industry, men currently dominate the cockpit – …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busoga Kingdom’s Premier, Dr. Joseph Muvawala has dismissed claims that the Kyabazinga, William Gabula Nadiope IV is married to another woman. On Thursday, lawyers representing Anna Alison, a woman based in the United Kingdom, wrote to Dr. Stephen Kazimba, the Archbishop of the Church of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Police have launched a manhunt for Joseph Muwonge, who is suspected to have killed his 19-year-old girlfriend, Jessica Nakamate in a ritual sacrifice. Nakamate’s decomposing body was found inside her rented room in Kitavujja village in Sekanyonyi town council in Mityana district. Her …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has moved to revamp the national taxpayers’ ledger management system in a bid to improve efficiency and levels of compliance in tax collection. The innovation was revealed by the URA Commissioner General John Musinguzi Rujoki, at the commissioning of …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has said that it is ready to implement the expulsion of herdsmen who will defy the Presidential Executive orders. Last month, President Museveni extended Executive Order No. 3 for the third time for the eviction of the cattle keepers, commonly know as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has ruled that beneficiaries of a deceased person’s estate are free to sell their interests in land without seeking the consent of those with the letters of administration. In a unanimous decision written by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, the Court ruled …
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Alebtong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industries and Fisheries has distributed hand-held tractors and other agricultural implements in Alebtong District. The program has been piloted in Ajuri county, where the ministry delivered and handed over eight tractors to eight sub-counties of Abako, Amugo, Omoro, Angetta, …
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Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The vandalism of solar street lights in Kabale municipality has raised concern among local leaders. In 2016, Kabale municipality received its first solar street lights along the 2.3-kilometer Kabale-Kisoro road, which were installed by Reynold Construction Company (RCC). This initiative aimed to enhance night …
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