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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | A new platform called the APEX to be chaired by the President has been mooted to be the topmost stage to carry out oversight of government programes performance. The platform will be made up of what has been described as the big four government …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Dr. Deus Kamunyu Muhwezi, the chairperson Makerere University Academic Staff Association (MUASA) is set to resume his duties after completing his six month’s suspension. Dr. Kamunyu vowed in an interview with URN never to cede to dishonesty as he returns to Makerere University, saying …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has directed more than 10,000 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to cease operations. This follows a verification and validation exercise by Internal Affairs Ministry and National Bureau for NGOs. During the exercise 2, 118 Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) were cleared to continue operations after they …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The East African Community- EAC will not intervene in the dispute between Uganda and Rwanda, the second Deputy Prime Minister, Ali Kirunda Kivejinja has revealed. Kivejinja, who also doubles as the East African Community Affairs, says they received assurance from the Ugandan and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Force (UPDF) has created a new division in the Rwenzori region, the mountain division. The division will be based at Muhooti barracks, Kabarole district. It was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Chief of Defence Forces -CDF Gen David Muhoozi. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Residents of Bulyasi village Najjembe sub county in Buikwe district have rejected Operation Wealth Creation-OWC inputs in preference to growing khat . OWC had prepared to supply two truckloads of coffee seedlings and pineapple suckers to residents of Bulyasi, which is about 4 kilometers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The government has contributed 7.3 billion shillings for the medical credit scheme. This was revealed by Tom Aliti, the Commissioner in charge of Partnerships at the Ministry of Health. The scheme which will help private healthcare practitioners’ access credit is expected to start in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB experienced a technical glitch on the last day of the Primary Leaving Examinations- PLE resulting to a number of schools receiving fewer or more examination scripts compared to the number of registered candidates. Some of the affected schools were Nakasero Primary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Private healthcare providers have decried the challenges of accessing credit from financial institutions. Dr Edward Rukwaro from Nakasero hospital said that it’s very risky investing in Uganda’s health sector. “Medical equipment is very expensive. It would help us a lot if there was a provision …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councillors are protesting the inadequate funds allocated to the authority for the 2020/2021 financial year. According to the national budget framework paper, KCCA has been allocated 325.44 billion shillings. Of this amount, 294.94 billion shillings will be directly from central government …