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Health facilities in Buliisa battling acute drug shortage

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health facilities in Buliisa have been hit by shortages of essential medicines and supplies. The most affected are Biiso health center IV, Butiaba health center III, Buliisa health center IV, Kihungya health center III, Avogara health center III, Kigwera health center III and Buliisa general …

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Six arrested for assaulting police officer in Mukono

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested six people for assaulting a police constable at Ntawo cell in Mukono municipality. The arrested persons were captured in video clips beating Andrew Mujuni, a constable from Mukono Police Division Field Force Unit whom they suspected to be part of a gang …

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Jinja city officials under probe over illegal sale of school land

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the State House Anti-corruption Unit, alongside their counterparts from the Internal Security Organization-ISO and the Kiira regional police command, have intensified investigations into complaints of land grabbing orchestrated by Jinja city officials. The officers who flagged off their operations with a stakeholders meeting …

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Businesses operating within Makerere University premises face eviction

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has ordered all businesses to vacate campus premises. Citing a resolution by the Makerere University Council, the Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration wrote on the 1st of July directing that all vendors and business owners are required to cease …

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Kitgum municipality secures scholarship for underprivileged youths

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Municipal Council has secured 30 scholarship slots for underprivileged youths. The selected beneficiaries will undergo rigorous training on skills development at the Acholi Industrial Hub in Gulu. The Acholi Industrial Hub is one of the 22 zonal hubs established countrywide through the Presidential Initiative …

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Collusion frustrates prosecution of sexual abuse in Bukomansimbi

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bukomansimbi district is struggling to prosecute cases of sexual abuse against minors due to collusion among parents and offenders. Records at the Bukomansimbi District Probation Office indicate that between 2019 and 2021, a total of 1,013 sexual abuse cases were formally recorded to …

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Senior Two learners to adopt Swahili as ninth compulsory subject

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Senior two students studying under the new lower secondary curriculum will take on Swahili as the ninth compulsory subject as they move to Senior Three next year. The Education and Sports Ministry Spokesperson, Dr. Denis Mugimba revealed the new development Thursday, saying the decision is …

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UDB sets aside UGX 600Bn for SMEs in 2022

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Development Bank plans to spend 612 billion Shillings on the promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises in the country, amidst new and evolving challenges facing the economy. This amount will be more than double the figure spent over the year 2021. The increase …

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Gov’t moves to buy UGX 200Bn shares in Roko

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has tabled before parliament a proposal to purchase 150,000 preference shares in Roko Construction Limited. State Minister for Finance Henry Musasizi, told parliament that the shares will be worth 202.13 billion Shillings which will be paid over a period of five years. The …

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Parliament adopts four resolutions on teachers’ pay

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a motion demanding a sustainable salary enhancement plan for all categories of public officers with clear budgetary indications and timelines for its implementation. The motion was presented to Parliament by the Chairperson of the Education Committee, John Twesigye Ntamuhiira, who had been …

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