Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has extended its operation to evict street vendors to Kawempe division. Hundreds of street vendors operating in areas of Bwaise, Kawempe stage, Kalerwe, Kyebando, and Mpererwe have been evicted off the streets by KCCA enforcement officers with the help of the …
Read More »MPs query limited drug supplies to Fort Portal regional hospital
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee have expressed concern about the inadequate staff and limited drug supplies to Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. On Monday, the MPs visited the hospital to conduct a verification of queries raised by the Auditor General. According …
Read More »Underage students discontinued as nurse training institutions start exams
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has discontinued hundreds of trainee nurses who had illegally enrolled in different health courses. Dr. Safinah Musene, the Commissioner in charge of health training education at the ministry of education and sports, says that the majority of these learners didn’t …
Read More »Fire guts Haven High school boys dormitory
Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire has gutted the boys dormitory at Haven High school in Nyahuka town council, Bundibugyo district destroying students properties worth millions of shillings. The affected property includes mattresses, books, jerry cans, clothes, and money among others. No casualties have been reported. The school head teacher Christopher …
Read More »Nyakabande transit camp struggling to isolate positive Covid-19 cases
Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nyakabande refugee transit center in Kisoro district is struggling to isolate the number of Congolese refugees testing positive for COVID-19 due to space constraints. The transit center is currently home to 10,400 Congolese refugees. More than 100 refugees are registered at the center each day. On …
Read More »Luwero Muslim District embarks on construction of headquarters
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leadership of Luwero Muslim district has unveiled a master plan for the proposed multimillion shillings headquarters. Unveiling the master plan on Monday, Sheikh Ramadhan Mulindwa Nsanja, the Kadhi of Luwero district said it will be implemented in two phases. Phase one comprises the construction of …
Read More »Gulu inmates petition Chief Justice over slow court processes
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 1,365 inmates at Gulu main prisons in Gulu city have petitioned Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dollo over the slow process of court leading to delayed justice. The inmates who are on remand and conviction presented their petition to the Chief Justice during his visit …
Read More »Masaka summons former leaders over missing land titles
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka City Stakeholders Committee has resolved to summon the former Masaka Municipal Council leaders to help trace the whereabouts of several missing properties and land titles. The City Stakeholders Committee resolved this after realizing that several land titles including those of key public properties went missing …
Read More »Makerere graduates struggle to get transcripts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh graduates from Makerere University are yet to receive their transcripts several weeks after graduation. A number of students have visited the university since the graduation ceremony, which closed on May 27, 2022, to obtain their transcripts as promised by the Vice Chancellor in vain. “Please …
Read More »Interbank lending gets major boost as Tradeclear platform covers risk
The program is voluntary and is based on the informed assessment and judgement of the participating financial institutions Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen Ugandan banks have signed onto the TradeClear platform to ease and boost interbank trade within the country. TradeClear is an interbank trading platform managed by …
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