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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts attending an event to mark World Breastfeeding Week in Kampala have urged the government to set up human milk banks at public hospitals, noting that babies are unnecessarily being initiated on milk supplements too early, affecting their survival and health outcomes later in …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders in Moroto District have expressed alarm over the growing number of children being abandoned by their families — a trend driving many aged between 5 and 15 to the streets and exposing them to exploitation, drug abuse, and school dropout. Authorities attribute …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Silvester Byaruhanga in his 30s was on Saturday been electrocuted in Kabale District. It is suspected that he was trying to stealing a live electric wire that had fallen off the 3-phase line. The incident happened early morning at Mundeeba Timber business centre in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | ‎As the implementation of the fourth National Development Plan (NDP IV) commences, driving development for the next five years, a look at its predecessor (NDP III) shows a mixed performance, especially regarding climate. ‎An expert assessment shows that most of the most critical areas …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There has been a high voter turnout in the LC III NRM primaries in Kazo-Angola Parish, Kawempe North. However, voting in some polling stations was delayed due to insufficient security to manage anticipated violence. At Holy Family polling station, youths turned up in large …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eldard Mugume, the Commissioner of Police, was recently remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of abuse of office. Prosecutors allege that in 2013 he irregularly recruited six women as Special Police Constables (SPCs) and later facilitated their appointment as Inspectors of Police. Uganda Radio …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda will hold a rhino naming ceremony in September as part of efforts to restore a species once extinct in the country, a government official said. The event, expected to raise over 11 million U.S. dollars, will take place on Sept. 22 at Ziwa Rhino …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | TotalEnergies has begun restoring parts of the Murchison Falls National park where oil is being drilled under the Tilenga project. Part of the oil development activities are being under taken in ecologically sensitives areas in the  Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya. David Ocanda, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Ltd., the company spearheading the development of Uganda’s crude oil export pipeline, has this week opened new and refurbished lavatory and ablution facilities at Mummy’s Institute of Beauty Design and Commercial Studies with the aim of enhancing the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has urged clearing agents to help the business community comply with the Imports Inspection and Clearance processes in an effort to improve service delivery. ‎It is common for traders to accuse UNBS of confiscating their goods on …