Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only 19% of the population have the appropriate recommended pit latrines. This is according to the Ministry of Health. According to World Health Organisation- WHO, a safe toilet or latrine is that whose design, construction, management and use is arranged so that users are …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Defense and Veterans Affairs Adolf Mwesige has said that the withdrawal of the army from Makerere University will be gradual. On Wednesday, officials from the Ministry led by Mwesige, Lt Gen. Wilson Mbadi the Deputy Army Commander, the Minister of Internal Affairs …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Association of Principals of Health Training Institutions of Uganda-APHTIU is pushing for a review of the outdated teaching curriculum to meet the current challenges of the profession. The principals and tutors of both public and private health institutions from across the country at …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe municipal council has received multiple grants to complete the construction of different infrastructure projects undertaken more than three years ago. The projects include; the upgrade of Busambaga – Katabi road, from marram to tarmac, the completion of the Market place in Kitooro under the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans are being duped into buying wrong brands of cooking gas after it emerged that some vendors were re-painting gas cylinders into the expensive brands to sell at a higher price. Dauda Kakeeto, the Sales Manager of Mount Meru Petroleum Gas, said they found that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makerere University Vice-Chancellor, Barnabas Nawangwe has told Parliamentary committee on education to explore new funding options for the University. Nawangwe was on Tuesday appearing alongside Makerere University Management and University Council led by chairperson Lorna Magara to answer to the queries related to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A female minor has sued St Francis Hospital, Nsambya, for negligently causing permanent blindness to her by failing to detect sight complications at the time of her birth. She is seeking a compensation of 120 million Shillings from the hospital, managed under Kampala Archdiocese. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Buvuma district have started a drive to reclaim the Lake Victoria buffer zone which had been taken over by encroachers. The buffer zone today is characterized by semi-permanent structures, buildings, farms and forests. The campaign targeting about 20 landing sites has started …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The global Chief Executive Officer of international NGO, AMREF Africa, Dr. Gitahi Githinji, has called for legislation on fast foods and sugar if Uganda is to tackle the growing public health threat of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). He said recent statistics are showing that globally …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has issued criminal summons to the Forum for Democratic Change’s Secretary for Mobilization Ingrid Turinawe who is wanted for being a common nuisance. The Grade One Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis issued the summons on Wednesday following the request of …
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