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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has proposed a penalty of life imprisonment for any person who sells or gets involved in any form of compensation for human organs, tissues, or cells. This is part of the Uganda Human Organ Donation and Transplant Bill, 2021 the Minister of Health, …

Busabala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Government has launched the distribution of Liquified Petroleum Gas – LPG cylinders targeting one million households in a bid to promote safe and clean cooking. Launched Tuesday by Ruth Nankabirwa, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development in Bugo Zone, Busabala in Wakiso …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda has decided to raise the Central Bank Rate by a percentage point to 8.5 percent as part of emergency measures against the spiraling inflation. This was decided at Tuesday’s emergency Monetary Policy Committee meeting called by the Central Bank Deputy Governor, Michael …

Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda has adopted Kiswahili as an official language, a top government official said here on Tuesday. Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of Information Communication Technology and National Guidance told reporters that the Cabinet on Monday approved the implementation of a directive by the 21st East African Community …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Just four days after Gulu City council authorities launched a mass eviction of individuals conducting businesses in ungazetted spaces, normalcy appears to have returned on the major streets within the city center and the Main Market. Pedestrian walkways and pavements on major streets of …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  DGF Development Partner Statement on the Lifting of the Suspension ****** The development partners supporting the Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) – Austria, Denmark, the European Union, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden – welcome the lifting of the suspension announced by H.E President Yoweri Kaguta …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mpondwe-Lhubiriha One Border Post Market in Mpondwe town council, Kasese district has been handed over to government after completion. The over 5 billion shillings facility was funded by the World Bank through Great Lakes Trade Facilitation Project has now been handed over to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A commission set up to review the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) constitution has finally handed over a final draft bringing to an end six months of consultations. While the details of the draft were not divulged as they await discussion and approval by …

Visibly angry UBOS boss Mukiza explains Uganda’s position Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The  Uganda Bureau of Statistics-UBOS and the World Bank have disagreed on the methodology used in determining the country’s economic status. They will however release a joint statement in the next 24 hours on Uganda’s status. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The man who recently slapped the Minister of State for Works, Musa Ecweru has been sent to Butabika National Referral Mental Hospital for treatment. The 39-year-old Emmanuel Okurut was sent to Butabika Hospital on Friday. It followed his arrest last week for allegedly slapping …