Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Walimu Cooperative Savings and Credit Union Limited will receive over shs7 billion in fulfillment of a presidential pledge of shs25 billon. The State Minister for Finance, David Bahati said that the money will be channeled from to the teachers’ SACCO from the Microfinance …
Read More »FOWODE: May your voices be bolder from now on
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wednesday October 2nd, 2019 was another exciting day as the Forum for Women in Democracy (FOWODE) marked the end of yet another mentoring camp for young leaders. The 26th cohort Leadership Camp closing ceremony, was like each of the 25 before it, unique in many …
Read More »Medical interns not entitled to salary – Health Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Health, Dr Ruth Aceng has said that medical interns are not entitled to a salary. Presenting a statement to Parliament on the actions taken on the prayers contained in the petition by the federation of medical interns, Aceng said that Medical …
Read More »Court rules businessman Kiconco is lawful owner of Lusanja land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Land Division of High Court has ruled that businessman Medard Kiconco is the lawful owner of Lusanja land. Court also ordered the squatters who were evicted from the land on Lusanja located on the Mpererwe-Kiteezi road to vacate it in 30 days. Justice …
Read More »1000 survivors: Harnessing hope to end DRC Ebola outbreak
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The 1000th survivor of the current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was released from care yesterday, a testament of the tireless efforts of thousands of local health workers and partners, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. The outbreak that began …
Read More »US pressures tech giants over encrypted WhatsApp messages
Washington, United States | AFP | The US government on Friday urged tech giants to allow police to read encrypted messages, saying access was essential to prevent serious crime despite privacy concerns. After Facebook rejected giving access to law enforcement agencies, US Attorney General William Barr upped the pressure by …
Read More »Mutebile speaks out on ‘Ugandan oil curse’
Borrowing against future oil revenue pushes Uganda to Resource Curse – Mutebile Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bank of Uganda (BoU) Governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile has said the expectation of oil revenues has pushed Uganda to go for more expensive loans to finance infrastructure projects, a precursor for a resource …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Hoima and 2021 election battles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Hoima and 2021 election battles: Different ways opposition plans to force Museveni out of power THE WEEK Journalism excellence: Ugandan investigative journalist Solomon Serwanjja wins BBC Dumor Award ANALYSIS Torture chambers or safe houses?: …
Read More »Arua conjoined twins not separable- Mulago Doctors
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | According to Mulago Women and Neonatal Hospital, the pair of twins that was referred from Arua Regional Referral Hospital cannot be separated Doctors at the Mulago Women and Neonatal hospital have refuted claims that they sent away a pair of conjoined twins due to failure …
Read More »Nema halts activities of Chinese firm in Katonga wetland
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has stopped Zetong Bang Limited, Chinese Company, from carrying out any activity in Katonga wetland. This follows reports that the company had violated the conditions of the user permit which had been granted to them. The illegal activities …
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