Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 550 children with nodding syndrome in Acholi sub-region are in critical condition and need to be at a care center. Preliminary data collected by Archbishop John Baptist Odama Care Center Kitgum-AJBOCCK in April 2022 indicates that there are 4,925 children in Acholi sub-region …
Read More »UWA moots ban on livestock grazing, cultivation within wildlife sanctuaries
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA is proposing a total ban on all activities within the wildlife sanctuaries with the exception of fishing and activities related to wildlife conservation. A wildlife sanctuary is an area where animal habitats and their surroundings are protected from any sort of disturbance. …
Read More »Doctors vote Samuel Oledo out of office for misconduct
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Uganda Medical Association -UMA have voted to suspend their president Dr Samuel Oledo for four years and have voted to replace him with Dr Edith Nakku-Joloba. Oledo was on the spot for leading a group of intern doctors to publicly endorse President …
Read More »ROAD ACCIDENT: Serere County MP dead
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bishop Patrick Okabe, the Serere County member of parliament has died in a motor accident. According to information obtained by URN, Bishop Okabe was involved in a head-on collision with a Kenya truck registration number KCX 071K while driving with his wife, Christine Okabe, and …
Read More »MTN Uganda supports efforts to recognize and reward exceptional journalistic work
The Independent wins 3 ACME journalism awards Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | MTN Uganda supported the African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) to recognize and reward excellent journalistic work as part of its efforts to promote good journalism. ACME, a Kampala-based media development organisation that supports African journalists to achieve …
Read More »World Bank supports EAC in enhancing regional digital integration
Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The World Bank has earmarked about 15 million U.S. dollars to accelerate regional digital integration efforts across the East African Community (EAC), the EAC said in a statement on Saturday. The statement, issued by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s northern city of Arusha, said the …
Read More »Absa Bank Uganda treats customers to exquisite Year-End experience
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Absa Bank Uganda has treated several of its customers to an end-of-year cocktail evening at the Sheraton Kampala Gardens to appreciate them for continuing to do business with the bank. The outdoor evening was defined by lively social interactions and laughter, cocktails and entertainment …
Read More »Slow uptake of foreign scholarships riles MPs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The low uptake of scholarships offered to Uganda has become a major concern to legislators on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC – Central Government). A review of scholarships offered to Uganda in the last three years laid bare that out of 280 scholarship slots provided, …
Read More »Uganda Olympic Committee opposes clause in Sports Bill
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Olympic Committee (UOC) has beseeched Parliament to maintain the status quo in appointment of the Secretary-General of the National Council of Sports (NCS). According to the National Sports Council Act of 1964, the NCS council advertises the vacant position of the secretary-general, conducts …
Read More »Summon players, Basalirwa tells MPs investigating sports council
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bugiri Municipality MP, Asuman Basalirwa has tipped the select committee investigating the operations of the National Council of Sports (NCS) to summon players of the different national sports disciplines, saying their experiences could cure the alleged mismanagement. “Speak to the players, the referees and …
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