Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports have today failed to persuade legislators sitting on Parliament’s Budget Committee on the proposed expenditure of Shillings 336.8 billion to purchase radio sets for all homesteads in the country. Led by the Minister of State for Planning …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Makerere University has scooped US dollar 250,000$ grant an equivalent of Uganda Shs 950,000,000m to help the institution enhance its agricultural research capabilities. The grant was from OR Tambo Africa Research Chairs Initiative funded by the South African government, targeting competent scientists that can supervise …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) will soon purchase four portable bridges for emergency situations. According to UNRA Six billion shillings has been set aside to purchase the four metallic portable bridges within the next nine months. They are metallic, 40-meter-long portable bridges that are …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Inter Religious Council Uganda-IRCU has announced the date for the 2021 presidential debate.  The debate will be held on 12th December 2020 and the second in January 2021. The debates will be organized by The Elders Forum Uganda (TEFU), Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Members of Parliament sitting on the Budget Committee today unanimously agreed to approve a supplementary budget allocation of 2.657 billion Shillings to enable the Ministry of Foreign Affairs establish an Embassy of Uganda in Angola. The Committee position followed a presentation of a statement by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  24-year-old Matilda Nanyondo was born with sickle cell, a genetic disease of the red blood cells. Most of her childhood was associated with very painful episodes, blood transfusions and long stays in hospitals. But, two years ago she was introduced to hydroxyurea, branded as a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A section of Members of Parliament have criticized the government for turning a deaf ear to the plight of businesses that are collapsing as a result of bank loans. The MPs led by the Kampala Central MP Mohammed Nsereko point out that businesses have been …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital authorities are set to review the duty roster with a view of reducing the number of staff day-offs. It stems from the just concluded nationwide supervision exercise and on-spot check by the Ministry of Health where it was found …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Mbale City have opposed plans by City authorities to temporary relocate trucks to Kumi road Taxi Park to pave way for road works.  The Shillings 21 billion road works project is expected to begin in two weeks’ time and now the drivers …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Central Bank has rejected the Government’s plan to borrow up to 4.3 trillion Shillings from the domestic market to fund the supplementary budget expenditure of 6.5 trillion Shillings.  The matter came up when officials from BoU, the Private Sector Foundation and Uganda Bankers Association …