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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje has called upon all Muslims and well-wishers to join the Muslim leadership to develop the Old Kampala based Islamic Call University College. In his speech delivered by the deputy Mufti Sheikh Abdallah Semmambo during the second graduation ceremony …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vaccination of children against COVID-19 might compromise the herd immunity for children and expose their bodies to danger, health experts and activists have said. Speaking at the 13th virtual townhall meeting on May 9 titled; Paediatrics and child health – a risk-benefit analysis of covid-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Coca Cola Beverages Africa in Uganda has unveiled a new look of its leading sparkling lemon-lime flavored soft drink Sprite in a clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottle packaging. This shift from its green bottle means more Sprite bottles can be collected, recycled and reused …

USMID Additional Financing-USMID-AF launched in 2018/19 for a five-year period maintains the development objective of enhancing institutional capacity of selected local governments Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s new cities need to ensure that their physical development plans are designed and approved to attract new funding, according to executives at …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has directed the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to explain why government has not completed several electricity projects across the country. Tayebwa’s directive was prompted by complaints from Members of Parliament during the Thursday, 12 May 2022 plenary sitting, who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has assured parliament that the Road Fund was going to be operationalized following a legal opinion provided by the Attorney General. Kasaija’s statement follows a motion tabled by Tororo Woman MP, Sarah Opendi questioning why government was not …

  Kenyan government has directed oil marketing companies to ration the supply of fuel in favour of Kenya’s internal use Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is in talks with Kenya over the latter’s decision to restrict the allocation of fuel to neighbouring countries amidst the global fuel crisis. The Minister …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga has questioned the planned move by members of Parliament’s Trade Committee to present the report on the controversial coffee agreement to State House on Friday. Mpuuga raised the issue as a procedural matter during the Thursday …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Police Director of Operations has warned the District Police Commanders – DPCs against taking blind orders from Resident District Commissioners. Assistant Inspector General of Police – AIGP Edward Ochom, under whose direct command all DPCs fall, made the warning while responding to complaints by lawmakers …

Amoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dick Denis Owani, the flag bearer for the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC Party in Omoro District has failed to turn up for his nomination in Omoro Town Council. This comes amidst reports of his abduction along Bobi-Aboke road in Adyeda village in Bobi Sub-county, …