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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Russia has announced that it’s vaccine Sputnik V is safe and effective for controlling COVID-19. Russia registered the vaccine for public use in August and became the first country to do so through a controversial approval that came in before the start of the large-scale …
Read More »West nile leaders task Museveni on poor service delivery
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Resistance Movement- NRM leaders in West Nile have tasked President Museveni to address the poor roads, health services as he seeks for re-election in the 2021 general elections. The plea was made on Thursday during Museveni’s campaign address at Muni University Campus in Arua. …
Read More »UNBS, petroleum authority cooperate on oil and gas standards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Petroleum Authority and Uganda Bureau of standards have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in ensuring standards in oil and gas sector. The two bodies in a memorandum signed on Thursday agreed to cooperate in promotion of national standards, testing in verification …
Read More »Tooro Kingdom resists royal clan’s grand revival plan
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Babiito, Tooro Kindom’s ruling clan, has hatched a grand plan to revive what they call a collapsing kingdom due to maladministration. This follows a series of disagreements between Tooro Kingdom administration and Babiito elders over the management of the cultural institution headed by …
Read More »Limit timber importation to only those that cannot be produced locally – Conservationists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan government needs to regulate importation of forest products, limiting importation to only those that cannot be produced locally, according to David Duli, country director for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Duli said there’s also need to review the forest policy and the …
Read More »ICC sets date for Dominic Ongwen judgement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Criminal Court (ICC) has set January 12, the day it will deliver judgement in a case where the former Sinia Brigade commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army Dominic Ongwen is accused of war crimes. This is according to a press release issued by …
Read More »Electoral Commission deploys new security detail to ‘unbothered’ Bobi Wine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has deployed a new security detail for the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential flag bearer Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. The development comes after days of engagement between the commission and the candidate’s campaign team as the former was persuading the latter on …
Read More »FDC leaders in Busia defect to NRM
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Forum for Democratic Change- FDC party in Samia Bugwe North, Busia district have crossed to National Resistance Movement- NRM party. The leaders include: Ibrahim Okello, the FDC party chairman Samia Bugwe north constituency, Emmanuel Wabwire, the FDC vice-chairperson and Jorum Bwire Wessa, FDC …
Read More »Centenary Bank extends coronavirus support to Mulago Hospital
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Centenary Bank has extended support to Mulago hospital with items that are meant to aid patients observe standards operating procedures as they await to access treatment at the hospital lobby. This development comes amidst an alarming surge in the number of infected persons in the …
Read More »Roke Telkom concludes charity drive
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Roke Telkom, a Ugandan-owned telecommunications company has concluded its annual corporate social responsibility initiative dubbed Roke Gives Back, with donations of welfare items and learning equipment worth Shs 33m in five districts across the country. At the start of October, the internet company launched its …
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