Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Several government health facilities in Teso are operating without ultrasound scan and x-ray services. Government structures, according to Emmanuel Ainebyoona, the Senior Public Relations Officer at the Ministry of Health, provide ultrasound scan and x-ray machines to all health center fours, district hospitals, Regional and …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Impersonation, needless tests and prescribing unnecessary treatments are some of the challenges community health insurance providers are facing in their bid to provide cheap and reliable care to groups. Under the schemes, each individual contributes money ranging between 10,000 and 25,000 Shillings per head …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kumi Woman MP Monica Amoding has re-tabled before Parliament the Sexual Offences Bill nine months after a stalemate that forced the Bill to be re-written. The Bill seeks to consolidate laws relating to sexual offences and provide procedural and evidential requirements during trial of sexual …

Absa Bank plans to scale up its business by opening offices across the world, including in New York to help US companies expand into Africa. | MADDY WHITE | The US representative office is expected to be operational by the end of the year. It follows Absa opening a London office …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The State Minister for Lands, Parsis Namuganza has reinstated over 600 people to their land in Gomba district, six months after their forceful eviction. The affected families were forcedly evicted from their land in Nkwale, Kitemu and Koome villages in Kanoni town council by Peter …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu a.k.a Bobi Wine has announced plans to start nationwide consultations and resource mobilization for his 2021 presidential bid. Kyagulanyi made the announcement on Tuesday at a press conference in Kamwokya. According to Bobi Wine, the electoral laws …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Security teams have launched investigations into circumstances under which a police officer shot and killed, David Kibuuka, a publicist for Ssembuule zone I, Kabowa in Rubaga division yesterday. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says that the shooting happened as locals protested against the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Government will not be in position to meet the salary enhancement requirement to all public servants due to several funding requirements for financial year 2020/2021. According to Secretary to the treasury and Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development’s Permanent Secretary Keith Muhakanizi, some of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Each of the 500 National Resistance Movement-NRM party youths who pitched camp at State House Entebbe on Monday afternoon demanding to see the president received shillings 30,000 to leave. Led by Henry Kajubi, the youth stormed State House to deliver a petition to president, Yoweri …

Manchester, United Kingdom | AFP | Manchester City booked their place in the Champions League last 16 for a seventh successive season despite a lacklustre 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side were well below their best at the Etihad Stadium, but Ilkay Gundogan’s second half strike put …