Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of people are lining up at Bulange-Mengo, where a mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise is being held, in a drive to increase uptake of vaccines. Queues started building up from the main gate of Bulange, the seat of the Buganda Kingdom, where several mobile …
Read More »Private schools ask education ministry to expedite release of school calendar
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of private schools are worried about the government’s delay to release the school calendar. The Ministry of Education has been adjusting the school calendar due to the circumstances brought by the pandemic. In June, the government closed schools for the second time forcing …
Read More »DOCTORS: Health training should move from education to health ministry
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Doctors under their umbrella body, the Uganda Medical Association, have renewed calls to the government to transfer all health training institutions to the Ministry of Health. The institutions are currently licensed by the National Council of Higher Education( NCHE) and supervised by the Ministry …
Read More »National Building Board asked to strive towards a safe and well built environment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Works and Transport Minister General Edward Katumba Wamala has cautioned the new National Building Review Board-NBRB, to refrain from writing postmortem reports and instead prevent accidents from happening. The 16 member board which was inaugurated today will be led by Emmanuel Male, a former member of …
Read More »MUYINGO: Let University entrances serve as vaccination centres
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Higher Education Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo has warned Universities and other tertiary institutions against chasing away unvaccinated students. Minister Muyigo rather wants Institutions to open up vaccination centers at the entrance to allow students get vaccinated before entry. Muyingo who …
Read More »Sh3.3 billion needed to secure offices for Presidential Advisors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is seeking a supplementary budget allocation of 3.3 billion Shillings to secure office space for more than 20 Special Presidential Advisors at the Kingdom Kampala building. On the list, of those who will occupy the offices, is former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, …
Read More »Nile Breweries boosts country wide COVID vaccination efforts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries Ltd on Nov.04, launched a simultaneous COVID-19 vaccination drive to support the Ministry of Health by setting up walk-in vaccination centres at 20 of its distribution sites across the country. The launch was flagged off at Kasanga in Kampala at a ceremony presided …
Read More »DRC CASE: Gov’t seeks Sh2.8 billion to pay American lawyer
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has tabled a supplementary request of 2.8 billion shillings to pay arrears of Boston based law firm M/s Foley Hoag the law firm that has been representing Uganda in the DRC Reparation case. The request was presented by the Deputy Attorney General Jackson …
Read More »Three remanded over foiled bomb attack at Lokech funeral
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people who allegedly planned to plant a bomb at the funeral of the late Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen. Paul Loketch have been remanded. The suspects; Rashid Katumba, Najimu Luyenje, and Arafat Kiyemba, on Friday appeared before the Grade One Magistrate Doreen Karungi …
Read More »CSBAG cautions against allowing UNOC to retain oil revenue
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have cautioned that allowing the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) to retain petroleum revenue will mark the beginning of an oil curse in Uganda. They have now asked the finance committee of Parliament to reject a proposal by the government to have UNOC …
Read More »