Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sister of murdered social worker, Maria Nagirinya broke down while testifying in the police court. Nakyejjwe burst into tears as she narrated how Nateete police station acted un-bothered despite informing them that Nagirinya and her part-time driver Ronald Kitayimbwa had been kidnapped. She …
Read More »Uganda, African military chiefs discuss Great Lakes security issues
Goma, DR Congo | AFP | Senior military officers from five African Great Lakes countries met on Thursday to discuss violence which plagues part of their region, sources said. A military official said senior officers from Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda gathered in the eastern town …
Read More »Sister Gladyce Kachope one of best teachers in Africa, wins $10,000 prize
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Sister Gladyce Kachope of Immaculate Heart Girls Rukungiri, is one of three winners of the first Continental Teacher Prize. Kachope, Eric Ademba of Kenya and Augusta Lartey-Young from Ghana each win a prize of $10,000 for secondary school teachers. The African Union (AU) on …
Read More »Milestone: Another strain of polio eradicated worldwide
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An independent commission of experts has announced that wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated across the world. The announcement made on World Polio Day today represents a historic achievement for humanity following the eradication of smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. There are …
Read More »Equal opportunities commission to spend UGX 200m on rent every month
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) will spend up to 208 million Shillings every month to rent offices at the newly constructed Kingdom Kampala Building, along Nile Avenue. The Commission is a statutory body mandated to eliminate discrimination and inequalities in Uganda. It is also …
Read More »Mak student activist leader beaten, hospitalized
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown people have attacked Makerere University student activist Siperia Mollie Saasiraabo. Saasiraabo who is also the Guild Representative Councillor for the School of Psychology was attacked on Wednesday night near Complex Hall. The student leader was together with other 14 female students handed letters …
Read More »Minister Opendi directs Regional referral hospitals to install cameras
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Health minister has instructed regional referral hospital authorities to install cameras at wards to address the challenge of extortions in hospitals. Hon. Sarah Achieng Opendi, the state minister for Health made the pronouncement in an interview on Thursday. She says that a …
Read More »Uganda becoming global hub for health research – Experts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is preparing to hold a conference on antimicrobial resistance next week, a week later they will also hold the annual scientific conference. The two come after big international health conferences on Universal health coverage and Oone health happening in the country a month …
Read More »CSOs snub East African crude oil pipeline assessment report
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas (CSCO) has snubbed the Environment and Social Impact Assessment- ESIA, on the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline, saying its lacking in all aspects. The 1,443km crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda’s crude oil from …
Read More »Buganda demands UGX 1.7 Billion from Mukono district
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Kingdom is demanding 1.7 billion shillings from Mukono district local government as arrears for occupying the institution’s buildings. In 2015, the district agreed with Buganda officials to exempt it from paying rent for the the buildings that had occupied, but only consider new …
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