Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The reopening of Butiaba health center III in Buliisa district hangs in balance. Last year, the facility was closed and relocated to Butiaba primary school after failing to secure a better place where patients can be treated. This is after it was submerged following the rising …
Read More »Airtel Uganda to empower businesses with management skills
Partners to get trained in Personal Money Management, Basic Business Skills, Running my Airtel Business Tax and compliance Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Uganda, The Smartphone Network with the widest 4G internet coverage across the country, has today launched its inaugural nation-wide campaign dubbed the Franchise Partner Development Training. …
Read More »Police report cites arson in Budo dormitory fire
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Preliminary police findings into the fire that gutted a dormitory at King’s College Budo points to possible arson. On Tuesday morning, fire gutted Grace House, one of the girls’ dormitories at King’s College Budo, destroying student’s property worth millions of Shillings. The fire is said to …
Read More »Assailants stab traditional healer to death
Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kamuli police are investigating circumstances surrounding the murder of a renowned traditional healer. Forty-year-old, Wasswa Kayizi was stabbed to death inside his shrine at Butabaala village in Southern division in Kamuli district on Wednesday night. His lifeless body was covered with bruises and open wounds in …
Read More »Understaffing affecting service delivery at Kawolo hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawolo hospital is yet to deliver services to residents according to expectation despite undergoing major rehabilitation in 2017. The hospital lacks key staff which is affecting service delivery. The rehabilitation works also included the construction of a new outpatient department, a fully equipped theatre with three …
Read More »Illegal charcoal dealers disguising as pastoralists
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Gulu and Amuru districts have raised concerns about new methods being used by illegal charcoal dealers and loggers to gain access to forest reserves and cut down trees. In Paibona sub county in Gulu district, Richard Watmon, the LC 3 chairperson says that more …
Read More »Airtel Africa appoints Olusegun Ogunsanya as CEO
From Managing Director and CEO Airtel Nigeria, Olusegun Segun Ogunsanya to head Airtel Africa Lagos, Nigeria | THE INDEPENDENT | Airtel Africa plc has announced Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya as their new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Segun Ogunsanya who has been Managing Director and CEO Nigeria since 2012, is to succeed Raghunath “Raghu” …
Read More »EU brings AstraZeneca to court over vaccine supply shortfall
EU’s executive body says AstraZeneca has failed to honour its obligations toward the 27-member bloc. Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Union (EU) has brought pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca to court over its failure to respect the commitment to deliver COVID-19 vaccine doses to its member states, said a European Commission …
Read More »Gov’t allocates 200 million to each MP for a vehicle
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has revised downwards the budget for procurement of new vehicles for Members of the 11th Parliament by Shillings 121 million for each legislator. This brings the allocation to Shillings 200 million from the initially requested 321 million per MP by the Parliamentary Commission as per …
Read More »Group chairperson arrested over theft of Emyooga funds
Bukedea, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Erone alias Ilodir, the chairperson of Kamutur Performing Artist Association in Bukedea district is in trouble for forgery and defrauding Shillings 10 million from Emyooga meant for the association. He was picked up by directives from Bukedea Resident District Commissioner office to explain the circumstances …
Read More »