Geneva, Switzerland | THE INDEPENDENT | Member States of the World Health Organisation have set country targets to tackle the occurrence of diabetes. The targets were set during the ongoing 75 World Health Assembly that is taking place in Geneva Switzerland. The targets are supposed to be achieved by 2030. …
Read More »Mbale doctor detained in defilement case
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Northern city division in Mbale city is holding a medical doctor accused of defiling and raping 12-year-old senior one student of Town Side High School. The suspect is said to be aged 45 years of age a resident of with Bujoloto Northern …
Read More »Police investigates massive Kakira Sugar fire
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region, is investigating circumstances under which fire gutted the supplies department at Kakira sugar works limited, in Kakira town council in Jinja District. The fire emitted heavy flames which spilled over to surround the whole supplies department building at around 9.00Pm, …
Read More »EAC armed forces exercise to steer joint conflict resolution
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Community-EAC member states are expected to use the ongoing joint field training exercise, to strengthen joint operations within the region. The joint exercise dubbed “Ushirikiano Imara, 2022,” which is being conducted in the three districts of Mayuge, Jinja, and Buikwe, has attracted …
Read More »Dr. Sabrina Kitaka tips on why children and teens should drink one glass of milk every day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Sabrina Kitaka, a senior pediatrician says that milk as a beverage taken correctly is considered as a beneficial product for growing children and teenagers. She says milk contains the daily required sources of water, proteins, calcium, vitamin A, vitamin B, and vitamin D which …
Read More »13,000 doses of FMD vaccines lie idle in Nakaseke district
Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 13,000 jabs that were dispatched to Nakaseke district to vaccinate cattle against Foot and Mouth Disease are still lying idle. Early this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, and Fisheries dispatched a total of 20,000 doses of vaccines to Nakaseke district to …
Read More »Rwandan Army, other armed forces in Jinja for field training exercise
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rwandan army and other forces are in Uganda to participate in the 12th East African Community Armed Forces Field Training exercise code named Ushirikimano Imara. The training to be hosted in Buikwe, Jinja and Mayuge from 27th May to 16th June will test …
Read More »Kitgum district approves UGX 36Bn budget
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District Local Government has increased its budget for the financial year 2022/2023. The district council on Thursday approved a draft budget of 36.9 Billion shillings, an increment of 1.007 billion shillings up from the 35.9 billion shillings in the financial year 2021/2022. The draft …
Read More »Ministry of Health: Malaria cases shoot up across Uganda
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has reported an increase in malaria cases in the country. According to the health ministry, there is a 50 percent increase in the number of persons seeking treatment for the disease. The increased cases are being experienced in the regions …
Read More »UPDF Wazalendo manager found dead in Kiwatule guest house, 26 arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty six people have been arrested by Chieftaincy of Military intelligence-CMI operatives and police after a UPDF soldier was found dead in Kiwatule. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says that Major Joseph Mukuraine, who was the Wazalendo Sacco Manager attached to the Entebbe …
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