Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More people are reporting to mental health facilities testifying that they have either contemplated suicide or attempted it. This is according to Janet Kantarama the Executive Director Safe Places Uganda a private Mental Illness treatment centre. Kantarama also says that the number of suicides …
Read More »Upgrading land information system for Kampala zonal office to start next week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development will next week start upgrading its Ministerial Zonal Office in Kampala. Upgrading will start from 16th to 20th September in the Department of Survey and Mapping at the zonal offices. The Ministry started the upgrade at …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Kayihura’s response to US sanctions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen. Kale Kayihura has responded to Friday’s decision by the US government to place sanctions on him after citing evidence of corruption and human rights abuses, including torture. Kayihura, 62, was sacked by President Yoweri Museveni in March 2018 and arrested in June, but denied a …
Read More »Why Parliament has directed a halt to police recruitment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker Rebecca Kadaga, has directed government to nullify the just concluded recruitment of police officers, after Members of Parliament reported irregularities in the exercise. Kadaga said she was concerned that all MPs who had contributed on the matter during Thursday’s plenary sitting had …
Read More »Kenya, Uganda sign MoU to strengthen cross-border cooperation
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni and his Kenya counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, have signed a joint Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border cooperation between Kenya and Uganda. The two leaders also witnessed the signing of a joint Memorandum of Understanding between the two governments to ensure cross-border …
Read More »MPs query PM Rugunda on re-arrest of Kaweesi murder suspects, oil pipeline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have used the Prime Minister’s Question Time (PMQT) to raise concerns about the violent re-arrest of suspects granted bail on murder charges relating to the death of former police spokesman, Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The legislators expressed worry about events in the oil sector, …
Read More »Police statement on arrests at court premises
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | This is to inform the public that the re-arrest of persons accused in the murder of the Late AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi, by the police in close coordination with sister security agencies, has generated much debate including from senior members of the Judiciary. As parties …
Read More »Nurses and midwives examination board asks gov’t to change entry points
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination Board -UNMEB has asked the Ministry of Education to increase the entry points of students. Currently, for a student to be admitted to a nursing school, they should have scored at least a pass in science subjects like …
Read More »Dismas Indiza shatters Ugandan golf course record
LEADER-BOARD ➡ Muthiya Madalitso 🇿🇲 72 66 69 (-9) ➡ Charamba Tongoona 🇿🇼 70 71 70 (-5) ➡ Dismas Indiza 🇰🇪 73 76 63 (-4) ➡ Stephen Ferreira 🇿🇼 76 69 68 (-3) ➡ Meyer Breyten 🇿🇼 75 67 73 (-1) ➡ Mazibuko Irvin Thato 🇿🇦 68 73 74 (-1) …
Read More »Uganda to host 55 African Customs experts at Munyonyo
Uganda Hosts the 11th African Union Sub Committee of Directors General of Customs Conference from 16th – 20th September 2019, at Speke Resort Munyonyo Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will September 16-20th host Directors General and Commissioners of Customs from 55 African Union (AU) member countries. The …
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