Doctors suggest HIV-like treatment approach Scientists have found evidence of a resistant form of malaria in Uganda, a worrying sign that the top drug used against the parasitic disease could ultimately be rendered useless without more action to stop its spread. Doctors suggested that instead of the standard approach, where …
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✳ Year – Interest 2012 ✅10.00% 2013 ✅11.23% 2014 ✅11.50% 2015 ✅13.00% 2016 ✅12.30% 2017 ✅11.23% 2018 ✅ 15% 2019 ✅ 11% 2020 ✅ 10.75% 2021 ✅ 12.15% NSSF to give out sh1.52 trillion to members Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Finance Minister Matia Kasaija has announced a 12.15% …
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Emirates Airlines will have a new competitor on the east Africa-Dubai route with entry of Uganda Airlines next month. Its representative in Uganda, John Gemin, spoke to The Independent on various issues in the aviation sector. First, what is your assessment of air passenger demand in Uganda amid the …
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Uganda has set mid next year as the date for commissioning Karuma Hydropower Dam on the upstream of River Nile but there are now new concerns that the facility may not be ready as planned owed to a slow project implementation. Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruth Nankabirwa, the …
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ANALYSIS | Tourism | On Monday, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate World Tourism Day celebrated under the theme “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”. The theme aimed at ensuring the sector draws in marginalized communities and empower them to benefit from decent jobs, cultural preservation and conservation. This …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has been urged to fast track the implementation of a presidential directive for the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF ) to take full charge of veterinary drugs regulation and control. Speaking at celebrations to mark World Rabies Day in Arua …
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Insurance penetration remains one of the lowest among its peers in the East African region Kampala, Uganda | ISAAC KHISA | Insurance firm, GA insurance, has unveiled a new medical cover for senior citizens up to 80 years. Its Managing Director, Francis Kamau said, the health policy dubbed Graysure will …
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The fund has reported an 8% increase in member contributions for FY2020/21 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Social Security Fund will easily achieve its Shs 20 trillion asset under management target for 2025 once the NSSF Amendment Bill is passed into law, the fund’s executives say. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s external trade in goods declined further in the month of July, with both imports and exports recording declines. The import bill decreased by 436.80 million dollars while export receipts fell by 155.05 million dollars, according to latest information from the Ministry of Finance, Planning …
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COMMENT | BENJAMIN AGABA | Curfew comes from a French word “couvre feu” which means to cover the fire. The English adopted it and it became “curfew” meaning a regulation by which fires had to be put out at a certain fixed time mainly in the evening, marked by the ringing …
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