Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | URA boss Doris Akol says fewer rich people using mobile money has cost her tax revenue Uganda Revenue Authority has decried the shift of high value Ugandans from using mobile money services to agency banking, which has cost the country tax revenue. Doris Akol, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Ugandan Rotarian’s unveiled plans to build and equip a first privately-run cancer unit, it sounded like a dream far from assured. The effort of raising funds through the annual Rotary Cancer Run is now slated to deliver a 36-bed cancer unit at Nsambya …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A trade integration expert has said that for East African States to fail to resolve their issues points to a weak dispute redress system. Dr Isaac Shinyekwa, a senior research fellow on integration at the local think tank Economic Policy Research Centre, said …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More community libraries should be built as a solution to the chronic failure by learners to master the English language at various levels, the Education and Sports Minister, Janet Kataha Museveni has proposed. She was responding to complaints from the Uganda Business and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Minister, Betty Amongi has dismissed claims that some clauses were smuggled into the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Amendment Act after its approval by parliament. In August 2019, Parliament passed the KCCA amendment bill.  It was assented to by the President in November …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a lot of uncertainty over the implementation of the new lower secondary school curriculum with less than ten days to the formal kick off of senior 1 classes. Early this week, Parliament halted the implementation of the new lower secondary curriculum whose …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An acute blood shortage has hit Kalangala Health Center IV. Micheal Suuna, a medical officer at Kalangala Health Center IV says the facility lacks blood for any emergency that may occur. The facility receives an average of three women each day in need of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Aliwang HCIII in Otuke district has received a new block worth Shillings 266 M thanks to the Japanese government. The project was financed by Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project (GGP). The projects comprised the construction of a general ward, separate rooms …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Drug Authority-NDA has impounded unauthorised drugs worth Shillings 50 Million and picked up four suspects in Mbale town. This followed a crackdown on illegal drug shops in Bugisu and Sebei sub regions conducted by NDA backed by the Uganda Police Force. During …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The overwhelming number of disease outbreaks is stretching the budget for health emergencies. This is according to Dr Allan Muruta the Commissioner Public Health Emergencies at the Ministry of Health. Muruta says that a loan worth 15 million dollars which they secured from the …