Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-Communicable disease experts want pre-NCDs screening introduced in the primary health care service. According to the experts, the screening will allow people to know whether they face the risk of developing NCDs like diabetes or high blood pressure. This knowledge will help them stop …
Read More »UBA Uganda appoints new CEO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pan-African lender, United Bank for Africa, Uganda, has appointed Chioma Mang as the new Chief Executive Officer to replace John Agoreyo. Agoreyo, who has been at the helm of the lender for the last four years, has seen UBA Uganda move from a loss …
Read More »Human rights activists, lawyers want LDU disbanded
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyers under the Legal Aid Service Providers Network-LASPNET have called for the immediate disbandment of the Local Defense Unit-LDU, which they have branded unruly. The activists made the call at a media briefing at Piato restaurant in Kampala on Thursday. They argued …
Read More »Farmers in Bunyangabu stuck with bananas as prices drop
Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Bunyangabu district are stuck with bananas following a reduction in the prices. The price reduction is attributed to increased production and the covid-19 lockdown which affected the movement of traders to purchase bananas from the farmers. A bunch of bananas which was …
Read More »Police arrests 32 people watching English Premier League match
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team on Wednesday night arrested 32 football fans watching an English Premier League match against Arsenal and Liverpool. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson said the fans were arrested for violating Presidential & Ministry of Health guidelines such as social …
Read More »Jamil Mukulu asks “anti muslim judge” to step down from his case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The jailed leader of the rebel Allied Democratic Forces-ADF, Jamil Mukulu stirred court this morning when he asked Justice Susan Okalany to step out of his bail application hearing, saying she is anti-muslim. Mukulu was appearing before the High Court International Crimes Division via video …
Read More »Public transport operators in Arua cautioned against flouting Covid-19 guidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Arua has cautioned public transport operators against failure to observe the Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs and COVID-19 preventive guidelines following the resumption of public transport in the area. On Friday, the Ministry of Health lifted the ban on public transport in Arua, three …
Read More »Parliament instructs justice minister to prepare constitutional amendment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has instructed the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Ephraim Kamuntu to prepare a Bill to amend Article 78 of the Constitution to provide for elderly persons among the marginalized groups that need representation in parliament. Article 78 of …
Read More »FDC fails to field candidate for Serere County MP seat
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party has failed to field a candidate for the Serere County MP seat. The county that was previously represented by Stephen Ochola under the FDC ticket lost to NRM’s Patrick Okabe in 2016. However, in the just concluded …
Read More »Casual laborers in Mbale go 9 months without pay
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Casual laborers in the newly elevated Mbale city are threatening to lay down their tools after going nine months without pay. The laborers say they last received payment in November last year. The laborers earn between Shillings 90,000 and 120,000 monthly depending on …
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