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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The State Minister for Health General Duties, Sarah Opendi has tasked Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Management Board to address the encroachment on the hospital land. Speaking at the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the members of the board on Wednesday at Masaka hospital, Opendi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has demanded a forensic audit of Gulu University. The MPs fault the University for operating without a master plan and proper financial management procedures. Their queries arise from an audit of the University conducted by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Education Ministry has said that it’s planning to deal with all teachers who sabotages the just concluded immunization campaign against, Measles, Rubella and Polio.  The campaign that began on October 16, was supposed to give learners aged 15 and below a booster dose of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development has drafted an ambitious road map for the transformation of the energy sector from dependence on Biomass to modern forms of energy. Under the new policy, quality solar and electric pressure cooking technologies will be cheaply promoted …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police have arrested one Allan Ggayi, who is suspected to be part of a gang that raided Kawempe retail and mobile money shops stealing over 160 telephones. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that Ggayi, a resident of Kyanja was intercepted at Bujuuko, along …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government is investigating reports of trafficking of girls for labour and sex, allegedly taking place in Arapai market in Soroti district. State Minister for Gender and Cultural Affairs, Peace Mutuuzo says that the Gender Ministry is bothered about reports that parents are selling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A section of Members of Parliament on the Education Committee have criticized a new policy by the Ministry of Education and Sports that requires all teachers without degrees to upgrade. On Tuesday, the Ministry of Education Permanent Secretary Alex Kakooza said that the teachers …

Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Luweero district has stopped the construction of solar-powered mini-water schemes citing high cost and low coverage.   The schemes were introduced in 2016 to address water shortages in the district, and to replace shallow wells and deep boreholes, which were initially, the main water technologies used …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Taxi operators and passengers are concerned about the new traffic guidelines released by Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). On Friday 18th October 2019 KCCA issued traffic changes due to the on-going construction of the Kampala Fly Over and the Namirembe – Luwum Street. The …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Passengers travelling from Juba in South Sudan to Gulu in Northern Uganda now have a faster option, thanks to the introduction of commercial flights between the two towns. The route will be operated by a privately owned airline; Sky Travel and Aviation, which …