Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved an additional budget of 164.05 billion shillings to the health sector in the financial year 2020/2021. This followed the adoption of the Budget Committee report on the National Budget Framework Paper in which Members of Parliament recommended additional funds for different activities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Democratic Party has postponed the party grass root elections which were due to take place this week. This follows the bickering between party branches and sub-branches over anomalies involved in the entire process. The party last week unveiled its political road-map for the 2021 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have asked the committee on the presidential affairs to explain why establishing one model village per region which will cost shillings 744 million. The MPs were reacting to the presentation of the committee chairperson, Jessica Ababiku who urged the budget committee to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from Karamoja have rejected a loan request of 20 million dollars from for the implementation of the airborne geophysical survey and geological mapping of Karamoja. The money from the Corporate Internationalization Fund of Spain is meant to complete the country’s mineral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has adopted a motion urging the government to immediately intervene in the fresh cattle raids aided by numerous porous borders in Karamoja. The motion for a resolution of Parliament urging the government to take immediate steps to restore peace, security and stability in Karamoja …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom and the Ministry of Health have signed an agreement aimed at promoting good health and fighting HIV/Aids. Dubbed, ‘Cultural Approach against HIV/Aids and the use of cultural approach for good health, the agreement that will run for five years will see Buganda Kingdom …

Washington, United States | AFP | Democrats warned Thursday that acquitting President Donald Trump of abuse-of-power charges in his impeachment trial would amount to the “normalization of lawlessness.” In what could be their last bid to make the case for removing the US leader from office, the House impeachment prosecutors expressed …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT | The Auditor-General John Muwanga has raised concerns on the exorbitant costs of delivering services by Kalangala Infrastructure Services-KIS. The concerns are raised in the Auditor General’s report of the financial year 2018/2019 where more than 16 billion shillings is reported to have been wasted …

Washington, United States | AFP | Iowa votes on February 3 kicking off the crowded race for the Democratic nomination, which then gives way to a hotly contested battle against presidential incumbent Donald Trump. Here are the key steps along the way: – 2019: Debates – Six Democratic debates were …

Wuhan, China | AFP | Pregnant, newly wed and now trapped at the Chinese epicentre of a global health crisis, Thai national Aphinya is among thousands of foreigners desperate to escape — and watching helplessly as the US and Japan fly their citizens home. Hundreds were flown to safety this week …