Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 150 Ugandan children suffering from Rheumatic Heart Disease have been given a new lease of life thanks to Rotary International. The international service organization has committed a 1 billion Shillings (USD 272,500) grant towards correcting the life threatening complication caused by throat-bacterial infections. …
Read More »10,000 register to join Muntu’s new formation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 10,000 people have expressed interest to join, the New Formation of Mugisha Muntu, the former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party President. Alice Alaso, the former Serere District Woman MP, says that popularizing the new formation is on-going before it is finally launched …
Read More »Retracing the MV Templar voyage – What went wrong?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Saturday, November 24, 2018, MV Templar started a journey that would take it to K-Palm Beach in Mpatta Sub County, Mukono district. A bash had been organized the other side of the lake and was supposed to be attended by an assemblage of Kampala’s …
Read More »Seven Dead , 17 injured in Buvuma accident
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Dyna Canter registration number UAR 241M that was carrying a group of people from a crusade at Walwanda village lost control and swerved off the road, killing six people instantly. One other person died on his way to the hospital. Seventeen others were …
Read More »UBA Foundation unveils Each One Teach One intiative
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pan African lender, United Bank for Africa, through the UBA Foundation, the arm of the bank charged with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has unveiled the ‘Each One Teach One’Initiative designed to benefit youths across the continent. The aim of the initiative is to create opportunities …
Read More »Judiciary asked to support LC Courts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja High Court judge, Justice Michael Elubu has asked the judiciary to support Local Council courts to solve disputes which will reduce case backlog. Speaking at the Iganga magistrate’s court open day in Iganga district on Thursday, Elubu argues that since village councils were fully …
Read More »Aol names new Shadow Cabinet
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of Opposition-LOP, Betty Aol Ochan has named a new Shadow Cabinet, which includes two new positions. She announced the changes during the plenary session chaired by Deputy Speaker Jacob Oulanyah on Thursday afternoon, saying the changes take immediate effect. The new shadow cabinet …
Read More »BoU ready for defense in former Crane Bank employees suit
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda says that it is ready to defend the termination of the contracts of former employees of Crane Bank. Last month, 400 former employees of Crane Bank through their lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde wrote a statutory notice to Bank of Uganda demanding 120 …
Read More »How many tourists visit Uganda?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | “How many tourists actually visit Uganda?” is a question that many keep asking. According to Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), 1.3 million visitors came to Uganda, generating 1.4 billion dollars. Uganda Radio Network put this question to the chief executive of UTB, Stephen Asiimwe, on whether …
Read More »Where are PRDP, NUSAF funds? Asks Oulanyah
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Jacob Oulanyah, has raised concerns about the usage of the Peace, Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) and Northern Uganda Social Action Fund (NUSAF) monies, which are allocated each financial year to support victims of the war in northern Uganda. Oulanyah said although …
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