THIS WEEK: Minister clarifies on fake hepatitis B vaccine Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Jane Ruth Aceng, minister of health, says the falsified Hepatitis B vaccines are not harmful. This was established after the vaccines were subjected to tests and the ministry has now released its findings which …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Kasese leaders clash over splitting district
THIS WEEK: Kasese leaders clash over splitting district Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama and chaos in a district council meeting in Kasese District on Oct. 14 after a resolution was passed to create three new districts. The LC5 chairman Geoffrey Sibendire Bigogo, opposed the move causing more …
Read More »THIS WEEK: UNRA to create skills development hub in Luweero
THIS WEEK: UNRA to create skills development hub in Luweero Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) has taken over a plant operators training centre in Luweero which it plans to turn into a skills development hub for mechanics and other kind of equipment operators. DFID, UK’s …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Rules committee asks Namuganza to apologize to speaker
THIS WEEK: Rules committee asks Namuganza to apologize to speaker Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lands State Minister Persis Namuganza has rubbished a report released by the parliamentary Committee on Rules, Discipline and privileges that recommended that she either apologizes to the speaker Rebecca Kadaga or face suspension for her …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Namboole calls off Kyarenga concert
THIS WEEK: Namboole calls off Kyarenga concert Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Mandela National Stadium at Namboole has asked Kyaddondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobiwine to choose another date for his hyped Kyarenga concert that was supposed to take place on Oct.20. They say the stadium …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Opposition set conditions for them to participate in national dialogue
THIS WEEK: Opposition set conditions for them to participate in national dialogue Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After government accepted to participate in the national dialogue that has for long been mooted by several individuals and groups including the Uganda Elders Forum and the Inter Religious Council of Uganda …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Who is in Museveni’s next cabinet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s The Independent. Features, news analysis. COVER STORY Museveni’s next cabinet: Which opposition politicians are in and what awaits them THE LAST WORD The triumph of colonialism: How European claims to promote `civilisation’ in Africa remain the supreme aim …
Read More »ARTS: 25 years of art memories
Uganda’s top ceramicist, Bruno, shows off experience in new exhibit Kampala, Uganda | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Ceramic art is rare on the Kampala’s contemporary art scene despite it being one of the oldest crafts in Uganda. It goes back many centuries as a vocation traditionally for the men. Across Uganda, they …
Read More »COMMENT: Withdrawal of anti-counterfeiting goods Bill
Government failed to realise that the cost of prevention is much lower than that of inaction COMMENT | ANDREW MAFUNDO | It is well known that the trade in counterfeit goods is a problem however few realize just how serious the problem is. According to Uganda National Bureau Standards(UNBS), 54 per …
Read More »MOTORING: Vehicle fuel consumption
The facts and the fiction Kampala, Uganda | MOTORING GURU | Regarding fuel consumption, Ugandan motorists can be grouped into two; those that watch the fuel gauge and those that drive on empty. Both carry tiny jerry cans in readiness for a dash to the fuel station whenever they run out. …
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