Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has tabled a supplementary request to Parliament of up to 3.4 trillion shillings which is about 7.5% of the total budget of this financial year. Although the total budget for Financial Year 2020/2021 is 45.49 trillion …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private health workers want the health ministry to carry out more COVID-19 infection, prevention and control training sessions as the number of positive cases increases. According to health workers in private health facilities, the training that has been carried out by the health ministry …
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Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF soldiers attached to the Marine Brigade have shot dead a man for allegedly siphoning fuel from trucks belonging to a road construction firm in Buliisa district. Muhammad Mutazindwa met his death at Bukuli village in Biiso sub county in Buliisa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 280 degree holders who joined the Uganda Police Force-UPF in the recent intake have reportedly signed agreements agreeing to serve as police constables since they were over qualified for the job, URN has learnt. In September last year, police recruited 4,500 Probation …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masindi Resident Judge, Justice Paul Gadenya has been involved in an accident along the Kampala-Masindi highway. The accident occurred on Monday morning at around 9:30 am in Bigando Cell Kuguliya division Masindi municipality Masindi district. At the time of the accident, Gadenya was …
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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MS Habitat Consultants have embarked on the feasibility study ahead of the proposed construction of Akii-Bua Stadium in Lira district.The Sports State Minister, Denis Hamson Obua introduced the consultants to Lira district local government on Friday last week. The 90 days exercise will cost Shillings …
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Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 872 farmers in Kwania district have received farm inputs from Clean Energy Partnership for Africa, CEPA with funding from Kingdom Rice Uganda in collaboration with Equity Bank to promote rice growing. The farm inputs comprising 2,500kgs of Nase-1 improved upland rice seeds with …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is high in Kitanyata 2 village in Kiruuli sub county in Masindi district following the death of a resident with Ebola-like symptoms. 28-year-old Moses Abigaba died at Masindi Hospital on Friday where he had been admitted while hemorrhaging from the mouth, nose and other …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dairy farmers in Ankole region are excited about the recovery of the milk market. Market for milk and its products at the beginning of this year was adversely affected by imbalances on the regional market and restrictions imposed shortly after the outbreak of Covid-19. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Felix Bongomin, a lecturer in the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University has been ranked top aspergillosis expert in Africa according to the latest medical experts ranking website, Experts Scape. Aspergillosis is a group of disorders caused by a …
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