Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health activists have attributed the continued shelving of the Patients’ Rights and Responsibilities Bill which was first tabled in parliament in 2015 to the fear by government to be held accountable when it comes to provision of healthcare. Robinah Kaitiritimba, the executive director Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Municipal Council authorities are overwhelmed by the increased sale of meat and cooked food on the streets. Several food vendors have hit the road sides and streets in Arua town as the Christmas festivities draw closer raising concern over hygiene. The vendors have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have expressed concern over the increasing cases of defilement across the country. This follows the defilement of four girls aged three to six years with in the past five days. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, said the latest cases have been recorded in Wakiso …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kumi district is struggling to deliver education services with a teaching gap of over 400 primary school teachers. The district with 75 government aided primary schools has an average of 1:100 teacher- pupil ratio. Some teachers struggle to teach over 300 pupils in a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the opposition Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party expressed mixed feelings on the achievements of the party which started 15 years ago. The idea of forming the party was hatched in South Africa where Dr Kizza Besigye had been exiled after the 2001 general …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Essential services like education, healthcare, protection and shelter for refugees and host communities in Uganda will shut down from January 2020 unless funding is urgently increased. The warning was issued by 40 International Non-Governmental Organizations operating in Uganda, ahead of the Global Refugee Forum due …

Washington, United States | AFP | E-cigarette use significantly increases the risk of developing chronic lung diseases like asthma, bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a long term study published Monday that also found vaping was less harmful than smoking. The results of the research, published in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new appointments in cabinet bring no hope for improvement in service delivery but are rather reaping from their loyalty to President Yoweri Museveni, opposition politicians have said. The new faces in the cabinet that was announced on Saturday include Kyaaka County MP Jackson Kafuuzi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mobile application ‘PrEP Uganda’ can now be downloaded from the google play store for those who might need to get Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP), a course of HIV drugs taken by HIV-negative people to prevent infection. Studies have shown that PrEP reduces the risk of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of 54 police officers with a science background are disgruntled over what they term as discriminatory salaries. The officers, at a rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASPs), trained in different science fields and were appointed as science cadres by the Public Service …