Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu District Local Government is seeking eight billion shillings to fund the construction of its new headquarters in Awach town council, 34 km from Gulu city. The district embarked on plans to relocate its headquarters to Awach town council in 2020, on a 104 acre …
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Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi have arrested Patrick Baguma, the Masindi Acting District Health Officer for alleged abuse of office. Baguma was arrested from Kihande cell in central division, Masindi municipality by detectives from Masindi central police station. Rose Kirabira Kobusinge, the Masindi Resident district Commissioner-RDC has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint team of investigators from various security agencies and immigration is probing the increasing claims of Ugandan domestic workers whose internal organs have illegally been removed. The police team is comprised of detectives from the forensic department, Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), Interpol, while others …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Information Communication Technology and National Guidance on Monday tasked the National Telecommunication Operators, MTN and Airtel to improve on their network coverage and sensitize subscribers about the their tariffs. It follows a petition to Parliament by six concerned subscribers in November 2021. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The future of the Inter Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD is uncertain as its facilitators and member political parties accuse government of failing to implement resolutions. IPOD was formed through a three year Memorandum of Understating in 2017, with fourteen objectives including, fostering and facilitating peaceful …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasubi based herbalist David Ssenfuka has suspended cancer treatment, citing frustration and sabotage. In a press conference, Ssenfuka said that he and the professional medical workers he has partnered with for cancer and diabetes research had been receiving threats from the Uganda Cancer Institute-UCI, compelling …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Narcotic Police Unit at Entebbe International Airport is holding a 29-year-old woman on charges of drug trafficking from Uganda to India. Charles Twine, the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID spokesperson has identified the suspect as Carol Birungi, who was found with 90 pellets of heroin drugs, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health’s failure to address the challenges faced in capturing data of all vaccinated persons who took COVID-19 jabs on its portal has left many Ugandans stranded. On 31 March 2021, Christine Obonyo received her first Covid-19 jab from Victoria Hospital and three months …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 54.9 in January, up from 51.5 in December, according to a report issued on Friday. The threshold of 50 is a baseline to indicate an increase or a decline in business conditions. The monthly report issued by Stanbic Bank …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least twenty pupils of Alune Primary School suffering from the nodding syndrome have failed to resume studies. The school with an enrollment of 449 learners is located in Labongo Akwang sub county. Of these, 30 were suffering from nodding syndrome as of the 2020 enrollment, …
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