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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has expressed displeasure with Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) over its failure to facilitate the Miss Tourism Uganda for the International competition in Malaysia.   Kadaga said that the Board’s action was disadvantaging the promotion of Uganda’s tourism sector and frustrating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Omoro district LCV chairperson, Douglas Peter Okello Okao has been summoned by the Inspectorate of Government over alleged abuse of office. On October 11th, Geoffrey Matovu, the regional inspectorate officer wrote a letter to Okao following complaints from a whistle-blower that Okao received funds …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Dozens of policemen in the greater Masaka policing sub-region are undergoing refresher training on crowd management and other policing techniques. The officers drawn from The Field Force and Anti-Riot Police Units in the nine districts of greater Masaka region are converging at Masaka police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Residents of Amolatar district have decried the three-month fishing ban extension by Lake Kyoga Integrated Management Organization- LAKIMO. Leaders under their umbrella body of Lake Kyoga Integrated Management Organization-LAKIMO recently resolved to extend the ban on fishing activities until December. This is to allow …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Health Ministers from nine countries that border the Democratic Republic of Congo have endorsed a joint framework to strengthen cross-border collaboration on preparedness and response to Ebola virus and other disease outbreaks. The ministers observed that the countries shared a threat that the outbreak …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Nwoya district education authorities are struggling to persuade parents to embrace school feeding programme, four years since the initiative was introduced. The Government through the Ministry of Education and Sports recognized that feeding is essential for keeping a child in school, reduce absenteeism, improve …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) has released contacts of all its stations as one way of helping curb increasing crime in the city. They have also released the Police WhatsApp Number. “The public can deliver text messages or whatsapp messages on 0707114114 Report crime or criminals …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda Police Force’s Disciplinary Court has secretly charged 10 police officers arrested in connection to the kidnap and murder of social worker, Maria Nagirinya. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ordered for the arrest of the police officers who did not act after being alerted by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The administration of Kawolo Hospital is concerned over reports that its staff members extort money from patients and delay services to those that fail to heed to the demands for payments. Dr Joshua Kiberu, the Kawolo Hospital superintendent explained to URN that the habit …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Persons with Disabilities are skeptical that the ongoing National Voters’ Register verification exercise will be effective in compiling their record. The fears come just a day after the Electoral Commission embarked on a nationwide exercise to verify the particulars of voters on the National …