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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Local Government Ministry is seeking at least sh10 billion to facilitate the relocation of the mother district headquarters from the boundaries of newly established cities. Raphael Magyezi, the Minister of Local Government, highlighted the necessity of this funding to resolve ongoing disputes between …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Local Governments whose lower administrative units were annexed to create cities across the country will have to wait for another year to access funds for their relocation to new administrative headquarters. This comes nearly three years since the government started operationalizing 10 new cities …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) suspended the creation of new Muslim districts across the country pending the performance evaluation of districts that were created in the recent past. This was revealed by the Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as part of his welcoming …

Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manafwa public servants on Friday joined long serving District Production officer Dr. Denis Okello Odongo to celebrate his retirement. Okello received many gifts as a party was held in his honour soon after he handed over office to the district veterinary officer Dr Boniface Obbo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) is conducting a 10-day door-to-door vaccination drive in districts that recorded cases of Ebola virus disease in the latest outbreak. The exercise which will be going on until January 30, will be conducted in Kassanda, Mubende, Mukono, Kampala and Wakiso …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Billions of shillings disbursed to districts for the Parish Development Model (PDM) programme across the country are still lying idle just months to the end of the financial year. In February this year, President Yoweri Museveni launched the Parish Development Model (PDM) at Kibuku …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Operationalization of the newly created cities in Uganda is stirring bitter controversies as leaders of mother districts decline to support the new entities. In April 2020, the Uganda government elevated seven municipalities to city status in a phased process that will see more towns become …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Resident City Commissioners have blamed the increasing corruption on the unwillingness by the chief administrative officers to fight against the vice. According to the RDCs, their efforts to fight the vice have been frustrated by the CAOs who have failed to implement recommendations given …

Sleep Where You Work, MoLG Tells District Officials Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director in charge Local Governments Inspections at the Ministry of Local Government, John Genda Walala has asked local government officials to sleep within the districts they operate in. Walala made the call while commissioning the …

📌 Total number of voters Uganda elections 2021 ✅ Number of Voters: 18,103,603 ✅ Number of Polling Stations:34,684 📌 Districts with highest populations ➡ Kampala 1,280,409 ➡ Wakiso 1,154,857 ➡ Kasese 384,058 ➡ Mukono 355,275 ➡ Ntungamo 268,541 ➡ Tororo 268,434 ➡ Luwero 257,115 ➡ Kamuli 236,917 ➡ Buikwe 235,640 ➡ Isingiro 233,099 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There are 18,103,603 …