Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has drafted amendments to the regulations on the marketing and sale of infants and child foods. Currently, the country uses the 1997 regulations on the marketing of infants and young child foods adopted from the 1981 International Code of Marketing of …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mega oil palm project has failed to take off in Kasanje-Nakigga village in Ssunga parish, Bukakatta sub-county in Masaka district due to a dispute on over 700 acres of land. At least 100 households use the land for settlement and grazing. The land is …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia police are holding a man suspected to be extorting money from residents in disguise that he works with Umeme. The suspect has been identified as Vincent Ouma, 35 years, a resident of Marachi village in Eastern division of Busia municipality. Ouma is accused of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu has registered up to 4,477 cases of teenage pregnancies within a period of eighteen months. Statistics from Gulu city and district probation departments indicate that the cases were registered between January 2020 and June 2021. The victims are from the twelve sub-counties constituting Gulu …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nwoya district veterinary department is undertaking the mass vaccination of cattle against the endemic Foot and Mouth Disease-FMD. The highly infectious cloven-hoofed animal disease broke out in the district in June this year, seven years since the first outbreak was reported there in 2014. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is still undecided on which persons will be immunized against COVID-19 using China’s Sinovac vaccine. While the vaccine from China was approved for us by both the World Health Organisation and the country’s National Drug Authority, officials have not yet decided …

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa surpassed the 7 million mark on Sunday amid rising number of new cases across the continent. In an update, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said that as of Sunday afternoon, the number …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Water and Environment Ministry has established a revolving fund worth Shillings 8 billion to support communities around wetlands to discourage them from engaging in unwanted activities such as rice cultivation in wetlands. The revolving fund is part of the Integrated Water Resources Management Project, …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two catechists attached to Agwayugi Parish in Kilak South, Amuru district are in trouble for defying presidential directives on mass gatherings aimed at stopping the spread of COVID-19. They are Michael Ojok and Peter Labalpiny. The two are in custody at Amuru Central Police Station …

Amudat , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UPDF 3rd Division Commander Brigadier Joseph Balikudembe has issued shoot to kill orders against any warrior who puts up resistance during the ongoing disarmament exercise. Brigadier Balikudembe issued the orders on Saturday during the official launch of the cordon and search operations in …