Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Many of the districts in Uganda are not accounting for the money dispensed to them for activities related to COVID-19 vaccination and health systems strengthening. Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, notes that they have been experiencing the problem of non-accounting officials since 2019, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 129 police posts have been merged in a pilot study to test the effectiveness of President Yoweri Museveni’s proposal to rejuvenate the colonial sub-county-based policing model. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga, says that police resolved to first merge 76 police posts in Kampala Metropolitan and …
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has ordered authorities to employ a fisherman who led a rescue mission for passengers after their plane crashed into Lake Victoria on Sunday morning, Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa said on Monday. A statement by the Prime Minister’s Office said …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Public misconception is threatening the effective enforcement of the intervention by the Masaka district Ebola taskforce to prevent the spread of the viral disease. On Wednesday last week, the health ministry put Masaka city on notice after one of the patients admitted at Masaka Regional …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sudden death of a baby shortly after vaccination has landed two medical workers from Daphine medical center, Kabalagala, Kampala in trouble. They are Dr. Doreen Akuku and Joan Nabakooza, a nurse at the facility. The two are locked up at Kabalagala police station in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Wakiso Chief Magistrates Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Paul Owor, one of the former candidates for Busiro South parliamentary elections for failure to pay election costs of 13 million shillings. The order was issued by Chief Magistrate John Kaggwa, who ordered …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | How best can the government and its partners anticipate disaster occurrence and deal with the likely negative impact that it comes with? This is a central question that was discussed at the inaugural national dialogue on anticipatory action that took place in Kampala recently involving …
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Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 60,000 cotton farmers in Acholi who were enticed by last season’s price are crying foul over the drastic fall in price. In September 2021, the Cotton Development Organization-CDO set the indicative price of a kilogram of cotton at Shillings 2,000 ,to help regulate its …
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Tokyo, Japan | Xinhua | An advisory panel for the finance minister on Monday proposed that the Japanese government end free-of-charge coronavirus vaccinations, highlighting concerns over a further increase of its financial strain. Japan’s Ministry of Finance convened a subcommittee meeting on Monday and asked a panel of experts to start …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prosecutors from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have started training aimed at acquiring new skills to confront human trafficking. The training which will last a full week in Kampala according to DPP Jane Frances Abodo, is meant to address challenges they face …
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