NEWS

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender, labour and social development, James Ebitu has asked East African Community member states to train enough manpower in managing chemical weapons. While presiding over the closure of a 10 day operational training on chemical emergency response, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the children reporting at the Uganda Heart Institute with congenital heart disease is as a result of rubella viral disease. Dr Alfred Driwale, the Programme Manager Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunisation – UNEPI at the Ministry of Health said 60% of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Platform for Labour Action wants all National Social Security Fund- NSSF members to get mid-term access to their savings. The Legal Officer of the organisation, Naimah Bukenya on Thursday submitted views to the joint committee for Gender and Finance on the NSSF Bill. The …

Kasangati, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A row has erupted between residents of Lusanja and their lawyers over the intended move to appeal against a judgement on the ownership of the appeal from which they are being evicted.   The High Court Land Division in Kampala last Friday ruled in favour of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan economy is bigger than previously estimated, with new numbers showing Ugandans are much richer than had been thought, according to Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS). According to UBOS, they rebased the economy using the prices of 2015/16 financial year. This saw Uganda’s size …

Kigezi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kigezi sub-region have expressed doubt on the success of the Industrial park project.  The project was launched by President Museveni in April with an aim of eradicating poverty and unemployment among the youth and women.  Early this month, the government allocated 130 billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Youth Activists have launched a campaign to document torture cases in the country. Dubbed “Speak Up against Torture Black Book” the campaign was launched on Thursday at Emerald Hotel. The activists are organized under the Alternative Social Movement, the Red Top Brigade Movement, Jobless …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flying Squad Unit –FSU operatives are hunting for two caretakers suspected to have strangled, to death Med Kahuuma, a Tuberculosis-TB patient. Kahuuma, according to Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, was being taken care of by Edgar and Mark. The suspicious death was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The results of 56 candidates who sat the Uganda Business and Technical Examinations Board (UBTEB) examinations have been cancelled by the examinations body due to malpractices. Onesmus Oyesigye, the Board’s Executive Secretary revealed this on Thursday at the release of results for the final …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Manufacturers Association is eyeing 30 acres of former Naguru Housing Estate to expand its showground in Lugogo to accommodate the growing number of exhibitors entering the annual International Trade Fair.         Mubarak Kirunda Nkutu, the Director Membership Services at Uganda Manufacturers Association – UMA says …