Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe Hospital obstetrics and gynecology department has not conducted maternal death audits over the last two years. Data picked from the district health information software shows that the department, housed under the National Referral Hospital, has the highest number of mothers and neonates …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliamentary Committee on National Economy has approved a loan request of 1.7 Trillion shillings (USD 456.37m) for the upgrade and construction of national oil roads. The loan request was presented in May this year by the Minister of State for Finance in Charge …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kotido district has committed to achieving 100 per cent immunization coverage for measles, Rubella and polio. The district is targeting to immunize an estimated 87, 419 children aged between 9 months and 14 years across five sub counties and four divisions. The commitment was …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A primary health care performance survey has pinned lower government health centres for operating without budgets. According to preliminary findings of Primary Health Care Performance National Survey 2019, less than 40% of health centre IIs and 50% of health centre IIIs operate with budgets for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An Unidentified Chinese businessman has survived the wrath of charged traders after he allegedly ordered his security guard to shoot a casual labourer attached to a shop at William Street, Kampala. The casual labourer had allegedly questioned him on for blocking their shop with a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy police deployment at the home of Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine in Magere in Kasangati town council in Wakiso district and his Busabala based One Love beach purportedly to stop from ‘committing crimes’. The deployment follows the police …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three senior Lyantonde district officials are on the interdiction for alleged misappropriation of shillings 30 million. They are Medard Byaruhanga, the Lyantonde District Education Officer-DEO, Anna Byatulinda, District Inspector of School-DIS and District Accountant, Chris Businje. The interdiction of the trio follows their arrest …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Human Rights Commission has ordered government to pay 19 million shillings in compensation to four people tortured by police officers. The victims are Abraham Emuwat, Lucy Apiya, Okwao Justine and Joseph Okanya all residents of Ogosoi village Mukongoro sub county Kumi district. It’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have this morning recovered a gun dropped at a factory robbed by armed thugs at Buloba township in Wakiso district. Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, said police acted on a robbery alert at MMACKS Investments and recovered a Semi Automated Rifle …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Late release of funds is affecting the Uganda Multi-Sectorial Food Security and Nutrition project – UMFSNP in Kyenjojo district. In 2016, the district benefited from project whose major objective is to address the problem of malnutrition in school-going children and women of child-bearing age. …
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