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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of leaders in Teso have petitioned the Ministry of Health challenging the transfer of Soroti Hospital Director, Dr Michael Mwanga. Dr Mwanga is expected to hand over the office to the new director Dr Ben Watmon on Monday, January 31, 2022. Dr Watmon …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders from Karamoja region are mourning following the death of Fr Simon Lokodo, the former Minister of Ethics and Integrity. Fr. Lokodo who served Dodoth West constituency, now in Karenga district as Member of Parliament since 2006 died on Saturday from Geneva, Switzerland where had …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF officers have been confirmed dead following an accident in Tororo district. The duo was knocked by a cargo truck at Tororo, Mbale, Malaba, Jinja corner junction in Tororo municipality. The two army officers have been identified as Warrant Officer Collins …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mixed reactions have continued to trail the legal feud between High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana and city lawyer Male Mabirizi. The two have been exchanging tough letters with Mabirizi asking Ssekaana to recuse himself from hearing his cases and the Judge insisting that …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Iteso Cultural Union has partnered with World Vision Uganda to end violence against children and teenage pregnancies in Teso sub region. Records from various districts across the region indicate that more than 30,000 girls of school-going age were impregnated between 2020 and 2021. The most …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community Secretariat has applauded the leadership and governments of Rwanda and Uganda for committing to re-opening the Gatuna-Katuna border post. This comes after the Rwandan government resolved to re-open its border with Uganda, on January 31, 2022, almost three years after its …

Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua |  Kenya’s foreign exchange reserves fell a record 49 billion shillings (about 428 million U.S. dollars) this week as the shilling hit a new low amid strong dollar demand from importers. The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) said in its weekly update of the financial markets …

Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has received a consignment of ten automated COVID-19 testing equipment on Friday which they say will help them cut down on the time they spend analyzing results and their final release. Currently, people testing through the government labs have to …

Kabarole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of the former Governor of the Bank of Uganda Gideon Nkojo is still in the United States and yet to get to the final resting place over unclear circumstances. Nkojo died in November 2020 in Maryland Virginia after being ill. Family members …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has been asked to help the farming community to devise ways of mitigating the challenges of climate change, which they say is becoming a major challenge to the sector. Climate change is not only affecting the environment and soil fertility but making …