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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng is calling out for more funding to procure pneumonia treatment amoxicillin which is currently distributed by the Village Health Teams to homes. Aceng who was speaking at the closure of the inaugural global meeting on pneumonia …

  Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fresh disagreement has broken out in Uganda’s oldest political party, the Democratic Party (DP) over internal elections. The row pits the party President Norbert Mao, his deputy Denis Mukasa Mbidde and secretary general Blacks Siranda against mainly DP members of parliament led by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a leadership crisis at the Makerere University Law School ahead of an inspection visit by the National Council for Higher Education (NCHE). Uganda Radio Network has established that none of the School’s five departments has a substantive head of department, which raises quality …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah has asked Aruu Member of Parliament Odonga Otto, and Kilak North MP Anthony Akol to resolve their grievances formally. Odonga Otto was rushed to Nakasero hospital on Thursday after allegedly being punched by the Kilak North Member of …

Kole, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  Aspects of performing arts are helping young people in Northern Uganda to understand how to appraise situations, think outside the box and be more confident while faced with unfamiliar situations.  This is the basis on which a project titled. In the name of the Father …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Namayingo district are searching for two clinical officers attached to Buyinjja health center IV over alleged theft of government drugs. The two suspects William Otheino and Cyrus Okuku have since fled their homes located in Buyinjja trading center. On Saturday the Namayingo …

Mukono, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  A few school head teachers within Mukono district have challenged Uganda National Examinations Board – UNEB secretary, Dan Odongo on discouraging schools from complete the syllabus in senior three. Odongo in his statement while releasing results of the 2019 Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations …

Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame will on Sunday, February 2, 2020, meet in Luanda, the Angolan capital for a second attempt at talks to resolve the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda. The presidents, whose advance teams from either country have …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has called upon the people of Rwenzori region and Uganda in general to “wake up” and put themselves out of poverty by engaging in diverse economic activities. Museveni says it’s unfortunate that in a region full of potential ranging from the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of the public has expressed mixed reactions to the Traffic and Road Safety Bill, 2019 that was passed in Parliament on Wednesday. The Bill, passed by parliament with amendments, provides for the powers of the Minister for transport, registration and licensing and …