Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While private health providers are the first point of care and offer services to more than 50 per cent of the population, the Ministry of Health reveals that what happens in these facilities is not accurately tracked because many do not contribute data to …
Read More »Bukalasa zonal lands office closed after attack
Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing & Urban Development has temporarily closed the Bukalasa Land Zonal Offices in Luwero district following an attack by unidentified armed thugs on Wednesday morning. The thugs handcuffed the unarmed guards at the offices and proceeded to ransack the premises, …
Read More »MAAIF considers raising academic qualifications for Agro-Business dealers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Industry, and stakeholders in the agro-inputs supply chain is considering raising the academic qualifications for agro-business dealers in order to address the issue of speculators negatively impacting the farming sector. Under the current regulations, individuals with an ordinary …
Read More »Handover of Kabalega International Airport delayed
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The completion of Kabalega International Airport, formerly known as Hoima International Airport in Hoima district, has suffered delays, pushing the handover to October of this year. The contractor, a joint venture of Israeli-British firms, Shikun & Binui International-SBI/Colas Limited, had initially planned to hand …
Read More »Police tracks down gang targeting mobile money dealers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Crime Intelligence has successfully tracked down a suspected gang of armed robbers who specifically target mobile money operators, according to the Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye. In a press statement, Namaye explains that the gang members were arrested following an operation …
Read More »DTB CASE: Muwema Advocates castigate Supreme Court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a rare display of displeasure by a lawyer, Muwema & Co. Advocates, the law firm representing Kampala businessman Hamis Kiggundu in his dispute with Dimond Trust Bank-DTB has today published a full-page advert in two newspapers castigating the Supreme Court for ruling against …
Read More »Tension as cultural leaders ‘vote out’ Acholi Paramount Chief
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tension is mounting at the Acholi Cultural Institution following a decision by the council of chiefs to vote out the Acholi Paramount Chief, David Onen Acana II. The council of chiefs made the decision in an impromptu council meeting held in Gulu City on …
Read More »Col Jack Mucunguzi, one of the original NRA 27, laid to rest
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Col. Jack Buhuuku Mucunguzi, one of the 27 members of the former National Resistance Army has been laid to rest at his country home in Rwenjeru Biharwe Mbarara City North Division in Mbarara City. Mucunguzi succumbed to Liver cancer on Sunday at Nakasero …
Read More »US approves sales of lab-grown meat to consumers
Cultured meat, also known as cultivated, cell-based or lab-grown protein, is made by putting stem cells from an animal in a vessel called a cultivator, and feed them the right blend of nutrients to multiply and grow. Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | U.S. regulators have approved the sales of …
Read More »Boeing announces new orders from Air Lease Corporation, Akasa Air
San Francisco, US | Xinhua | Boeing announced on Wednesday that Air Lease Corporation (ALC) based in Los Angeles will purchase two 787 Dreamliners and India’s Akasa Air will order four additional 737-8 jets. “ALC is a key strategic leasing partner to Boeing, and we are delighted that it continues …
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