Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has approved the amendment of the National Medical Stores-NMS and National Drug Authority-NDA acts.  This follows Parliament’s adoption of the Public Accounts Committee- PAC Central Government report on the findings of the Auditor-General on the Health Sector for the financial years 2016/2017 to 2019/2020.  In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kampala has been named among the 18 cities in low- and middle-income countries that qualify for grants targeting COVID-19 vaccines preparedness.  The funding from the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities initiative will see Uganda’s Capital city receive up to $50000 funding to support communication awareness needed for …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu District Health Department has raised a red flag on the rising cases of uterine fibroids as the affected women shun treatment for fear of stigma. Fibroids are abnormal growths in or on a woman’s uterus with the enlargement of tumours, which manifests with irregular …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Smallholder farmers with vast land in Amuru District have ventured into cashew nuts growing in a bid to diversify crop production and income. The enterprise follows the outcome of a meeting in which three farmers from the District met President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2018 …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  High court has issued an interim order blocking the return of Tooro Kingdom properties from central government.  The interim order stems from an application by Twerwaneho Listeners’ Club, a non-governmental organization; Dan Rubombora and Isaac Rabwoni before High court in Fort Portal Tourism City.    The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Last week, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, appointed more than 30 new Kampala Metropolitan Police commanders. The new commanders include eight key division police commanders, 10 are Officers in Charge of police divisions and stations. The rest are commanders of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abdu Karim Lubega’s dream of qualifying for the Paralympic Games has been delayed after he failed to secure funds for surgery. Lubega was part of Uganda’s delegation that travelled to Morocco in February 2020 to participate in the All Africa Paralympic Games, which was also the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) is in final stages of setting up a national collection and disposal centre for electric and electronic equipment that are at or near the end of their useful life. Dr. Tom Okurut, the Executive Director NEMA says when electronic …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mechanics, Taxi and Bus operators in Kabale town are up in arms against the municipal authorities for forcefully relocating them to Mwanjari cemetery in Southern division. The mechanics were spread in the three divisions of Kabale Municipality while the Taxi and Bus operators have been …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Gulu Grade One Magistrate, Christine Turibamwe has allowed the Aruu County legislator, Odonga Otto to negotiate an out of court settlement with a journalist accusing him of assault.  On March 30th, 2021, Geoffrey Okot, a journalist with Choice FM in Gulu dragged the legislator to …