Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has launched a new campaign in which they will use Village Health Teams (VHTs) to look for people with symptoms of Tuberculosis (TB) and link them to care. The campaign which starts this month, according to Dr. Patrick Tusiime, the Commissioner …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preparations for the controversial Nyege-Nyege festival are draging on in Jinja despite the uncertainty surrounding the event. The four-day festival was planned to start on Thursday September 15, and run uninterrupted until September 19, 2022. The event organizers announced that they have lined up about …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Hill Football Club has rejected a proposal by the Federation of Uganda Football Association-FUFA to host their Uganda Premier League matches at the Greenlight stadium, the home of their rivals Onduparak FC. While releasing the 2022 Uganda Premier League fixtures, the league secretariat indicated …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has sentenced Vincent Anyou Ngolobe to a fine of 600,000 shillings for receiving a bribe of 150,000 Shillings. Ngolobe was sentenced on Thursday by Principal Grade One Magistrate Moses Nabende after he was convicted on two charges of corruption. Ngolobe …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara High Court is set to hear 60 cases related to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence-SBGV in Bushenyi district. The sessions will be presided over by Lady Justice Joyce Kavuma, the senior Resident Judge for Mbarara High Court Circuit. Out of the 60 cases, 48 are defilement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two students of Seeta Hill College in Mukono municipality have pinned their former head teacher, Samuel Ayeri for embezzling their tuition fees. The two students, Muhammad Salim and Max Mayanja were testifying as prosecution witnesses Thursday before the Mukono Grade I Magistrate, Maureen Mukoya where Ayeri …

Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil servants in Terego district are on the spot for rampant absenteeism. Currently, most of the civil servants operate from Arua City where they reside owing to a lack of accommodation and essential social amenities. While presenting the state of the district report on Thursday during …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees and asylum seekers in Kampala have said that they struggle to access services due to language barrier. Byuja Dieudonne Pacifique, a teacher from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC says his colleagues seek him help when going to the hospital to help them interpret their health …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former chairperson board of directors Uganda Airlines, Perez Godfrey Ahabwe has accused President Yoweri Museveni of wrongly appointing Jenifer Bamuturaki as the Chief Executive Officer-CEO of the entity. On 7 June 2019, Ahabwe was appointed by Monica Azuba Ntege, the then Minister of Works and …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) has distributed 75 tons of sunflower and 500 tons of Soya beans to 22 cooperative societies in Lango and Acholi sub region. The oil seeds were distributed to cooperative societies from Lango sub region including Alito Joint Multipurpose Cooperative in …