Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports has commenced construction of its own headquarters. This initiative is anticipated to result in annual savings of 4.5 billion shillings, which they have been spending on rent. Currently, the ministry rents office spaces for its technical staff, and …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) has launched new guidelines for paternity testing. The guidelines require laboratories across the country to among others apply for accreditation to be allowed to collect samples and also have staff that include a counselor or clinical psychologist on the team. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators on a House committee have accused Nakasongola District leaders of conniving with officials from the finance ministry of inflating budgets, thereby causing funds to be returned to the Consolidated Fund. The district leaders were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee- Local Government on Thursday, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have urged the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) to consider enacting a policy requiring all large scale farmers to plant trees on a specified percentage of land. The legislators said the policy would stimulate efforts to mitigate the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Aug.4, Kampala, Centenary Bank together with Rotary Uganda partnered with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to rally Ugandans in the diaspora and well-wishers in other countries to participate in the 2023 Cancer Run. This year’s run will be held under the theme: Run for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Land, Housing, and Urban Development in Uganda is considering vertical housing development in urban-slum areas to address the challenges posed by the increasing population. The Condominium Property Act of 2001 provides provisions for vertical housing development, particularly in urban centers. Persis Namuganza, …
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Ministry of Health says only 12 out of 73 districts above epidemic threshold Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has said the country has come out of its malaria epidemic phase it has been under since October, last year. Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng, the Minister of Health said …
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Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The Ugandan government together with its European Union partners have embarked upon implementation of a five -year digital roadmap that is aimed at creating a more open, transparent and accessible government that “leaves no citizen behind.” “Our aspiration is nothing short of transformative; (we wish) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sports temporarily suspended the transfer and deployment of teaching and non-teaching staff with immediate effect. This was announced in a notice issued on April 17, by the permanent secretary Ministry of Education and Sports, Ketty Lamaro. According to Lamaro, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Science, Technology and Innovation Committee of Parliament has learnt that 30 former staff of the disbanded Ministry of Science and Technology have been absorbed into various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Irene Batebe, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral …
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