Wilson Kabweru Kudaga, the acting secretary of Bugiri District Service Commission has been accused for perpetrating the irregularities Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Claims of irregularities have hit the ongoing recruitment of at least 71 staff to oversee operation of the district and the implementation of the Parish Development Model. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have ordered the Director of Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Dr John Stephen Obbo, to provide evidence for non-absorption of Shs1.5 billion ring-fenced for hiring of medical specialists. Legislators who sit on the Public Accountants Committee (PAC-Central) are concerned that a number of hospitals …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A preliminary study by Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) has revealed that as oil and gas developments kick off in the Albertine region, the demand for meat and milk has outstripped the supply. Tonny Odokonyero, a research fellow at the Economic Policy Research Centre (EPRC) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has called upon the Pprivate sector to support the Parish Development Model. Museveni made the remarks while speaking on Thursday during the second Bi-annual Presidential Chief Executive Officers Forum (PCF) which he hosted at his country home in Irenga, Ntungamo district. The …
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Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kazo is investigating circumstances under which retired Gen Elly Tumwine blocked court bailiffs and police from implementing a court order. A case was opened against Gen Tumwine on Thursday at Kazo police station by Paul Beigana, a court bailiff accusing him of obstructing …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Teachers Union-UNATU has started consulting members and other stakeholders in light of a fresh deal tabled by the government intended to end the ongoing teachers’ strike. For two weeks, teachers refused to go back to classrooms in favor of raising their pay …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Monkeypox samples from 24 suspected cases have turned out to be negative, according to the Uganda Virus Research Institute. The samples were taken to the National Institute of Communicable Diseases in South Africa following an outbreak of the disease in more than 80 countries in …
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Uganda offers a rich variety for visiting tourists to see on the long but smooth journey to and from Murchison Park Karuma, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) is implementing a three – year plan to showcase Uganda’s tourism potential to the world. From June 25-28, I …
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Shenzhen, China | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda university students have won one of the top prizes at the recently concluded Huawei Global ICT Competition. Teams from the southern Africa region represented a great success in the competition, which lasted for one year and attracted 150,000 students from 85 countries all over …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Muhoozi project is on, say donors: They insist it must be discussed seriously THE LAST WORD Apartheid at Uganda’s immigration: Inside the discrimination, humiliation and mistreatment of Ugandans of Kinyarwanda culture ANALYSIS ICC …
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