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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health’s failure to address the challenges faced in capturing data of all vaccinated persons who took COVID-19 jabs on its portal has left many Ugandans stranded. On 31 March 2021, Christine Obonyo received her first Covid-19 jab from Victoria Hospital and three months …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.9 in January, up from 51.5 in December, according to a report issued on Friday. The threshold of 50 is a baseline to indicate an increase or a decline in business conditions. The monthly report issued by Stanbic Bank …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | The African Union (AU) is holding its 35th ordinary summit in Addis Ababa this weekend, amid renewed challenges to the political and economic stability of the continent. Ugandan vice President Jesica Alupo will represent President Yoweri Museveni. The 35th Ordinary Session of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has committed to fast tracking the formation of a commission that will review the 1995 constitution. This development comes a year after the former minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire recommended a 14-panel commission led by the …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The remains of the late Fr. Simon Lokodo  will now be returned on Sunday morning, and not today as had been planned. Lokodo, a Commissioner at Uganda Human Rights Commission -UHRC, died on January 29 while on official duty in Geneva, Switzerland. His remains …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of furniture dealers in Bwaise in Kawempe Division are counting losses following a fire outbreak early this morning. The fire that started around 4.00 am razed more than 150 timber workshops, leaving property worth hundreds of millions destroyed. Affected traders say by the …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least twenty pupils of Alune Primary School suffering from the nodding syndrome have failed to resume studies. The school with an enrollment of 449 learners is located in Labongo Akwang sub county. Of these, 30 were suffering from nodding syndrome as of the 2020 enrollment, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As many as 30,000 Ugandans every year develop cancerous cells but are never diagnosed or seek treatment because they do not know, according to the Uganda Cancer Institute. Data from the cancer registry shows that in 2020, a total of 34,008 people were diagnosed with cancer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 14 ‘Lord’ councilors of Kampala Capital City Authority including the Speaker Zahrah Luyirika, and her deputy have been sent on remand on charges of inciting violence. The others are: KCCA Deputy Speaker Nasuru Masaba, Gadafi Jafari Kamya, Morshin Kakande, Charles Mpindi, Paul Kato, Richard …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asked judicial officers to impose the death penalty on people found guilty of raping women, killing others, and those who destroy property while rioting. This is among the five elements that he wants the Judiciary to focus on for the development …