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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administrators of Kawempe National Referral Hospital in Kampala have come under intense scrutiny from members of parliament over the alleged extortion by medical workers at the facility. The officials were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee-PAC, Central Government to respond to queries in the …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has resolved to adopt a new charging policy to help improve its local revenue base for the 2022/23 financial year. The charging policy will see an increase in fees and licenses for specified businesses and activities. Mbarara City Council budget is largely …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 30 private health facilities in Kampala and dozens others in the country side have expressed interest in offering COVID-19 vaccination, heeding to a call for help by the Ministry of Health (MOH) some weeks ago to salvage vaccines that are at a verge of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata has convicted  three guards of Pastor Jackson Ssenyonga, the owner of Christian Life Church, and sent them to Luzira prison to serve different sentences after finding them guilty of aggravated robbery. One of the guards Ali Ojulango has …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Omoro District Local Government is seeking for shillings 580 million to finance the completion of its new district headquarters in Wiyagweng sub county, Omoro town council. Construction of the 2.7 billion shilling new administrative unit kicked off in the financial year 2016/17, and was meant to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Catholic bishops under the Uganda Episcopal Conference are set to discuss the East African Crude Oil Pipeline-EACOP in their plenary scheduled for this month, Uganda Radio Network has learned. EACOP has been at the center of discussions across the world with different environmental activists lobbying different …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakasongola district council has suspended stone quarrying activities of Energo Uganda Limited over alleged exploitation and failure to renew their memorandum of understanding. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Nakasongola district six years back to carry out stone quarrying at Kageri rock in …

Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Health Committee, Charles Ayume has reassured health workers in Eastern Uganda that salaries of all health workers will be increased effective 01 July 2022. “Parliament approved the 2022/2023 financial year budget with salary increments for all health workers,” said Ayume. He …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 3rd infantry division has denied media reports accusing the army of killing over 400 people in Moroto district using aerial bombings. Early last week, a section of media quoted Emmanuel Chero, the chairperson of Karamoja Youth Agenda Vision 2040 alleging that UPDF carried …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A journalist in Masindi district has been shot dead by a private security guard. The deceased has been identified as Gerald Aseera, 34, who was working for Kings Broadcasting Services in Masindi town as a talk show host and news anchor. Aseera was shot dead near …