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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Muhokya town council in Kasese district has given the final nod of approval and passed an ordinance to enforce animal control and grazing within the town council limits. The ordinance which was approved by council members unanimously on Tuesday, provides for the control, regulation, registration and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, has summoned the Prime Minister and party leaders in the House to discuss and try to resolve the unending allegations of human rights violations in the country. The meeting scheduled for Friday, will also involve the Ministers for Security and Internal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC is pushing for the amendment of several provisions in the laws of Uganda that seek to deny citizens access to information. Mariam Wangadya, the UHRC chairperson says despite the constitutional provisions on access to information, a section of public officers are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has announced a five billion Shillings grant for elderly persons aged 60 to 79 years who are not beneficiaries of the Social Assistance Grant for Empowerment (SAGE) program. The new grant will target 1,896,190 people. This was revealed by Minister of State for Elderly …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has asked for more time to present a comprehensive statement on the new wave of abductions in the country. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister without Portfolio Rukia Nakadama Isanga, said it is absurd that the abductions of people …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six health workers at Mubende Regional Referral Hospital have tested positive for Ebola virus disease. According to Herbert Luswata, the General Secretary of the Uganda Medical Association, three are medical workers, two are interns and one medical student. The samples of the health workers were sent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court has dismissed an application in which jailed Members of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana wanted two criminal files of charges against them consolidated. Lady Justice Alice Komuhangi Khauka on Wednesday dismissed the application on grounds that consolidation …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee (Central) are irked by the power outages in West Nile that have adversely affected the smooth running of Muni University in Arua City. According to Emmanuel Banya, Muni University Secretary, the science-based university is not connected to the …

Kyegegwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyegegwa district has heightened health surveillance following an outbreak of Ebola in the neighboring Mubende district. The health ministry last week confirmed an outbreak of Ebola in Mubende district after a sample taken from a 24-year-old man from Madudu sub-county came out positive for the Sudan …

Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buvuma district and Kkoome islands on Tuesday received the specialized boat ambulances promised by President Yoweri Museveni in the last presidential campaigns. The boats are equipped with necessary gadgets including ventilators, surgical and first aid equipment to save life. However, even as they received them, district …