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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Deputy Head of the Crimes Division of the High court has said that case backlog will be no more by the end of next year. The criminal division that had more than 150,000 cases now has 922 cases waiting to be heard. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Over 160 researchers and policymakers around the world are calling for action against use of substandard medical products that include vaccines, diagnostics and medicines. This is after the World Health Organisation (WHO) survey found one in ten medical products used in low and middle-income …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Mbarara University of Science and Technology is developing a system that will track and alert users about the functionality and usability of medical equipment. Dr. Johnes Obungoloch, the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Applied Science at Technology and the head of the team …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | As the fighting and firing of teargas at Makerere scales down, there’s one voice whose lone idea was ignored as the University passed the now controversial fees policy last year. It is this policy that triggered a strike on October 22, which has since …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The first batch of medical students at Islamic University in Uganda have graduated. The university introduced Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course in 2014 and admitted 33 students. They were among the over 2,000 students who graduated on Saturday at the University’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Director-General of Civil Aviation authority-CAA, Daniel Kakuba has asked different government agencies to market the source of the Nile as a priority tourist destination in the whole world. While officiating over the rising of the international civil aviation organization-ICAO flag at the source …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | President Museveni and Felix Tshisekedi, the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have committed to boost security, trade and social welfare through stronger ties. Tshisekedi is on a three-day visit to Uganda.   In a joint press conference at Statehouse Entebbe on Saturday, the …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Lira University teaching hospital has started implementing a directive to stop offering free health. Last week, President Museveni asked authorities at Lira University Teaching Hospital in Lira District to stop offering free medical services. Museveni argued that charging patients for medical services will boost the …

Bunyagabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Small scale agro-processors in Bunyangabu District are struggling to operate. They cite lack of advanced machinery, lack of storage facilities, poor road network, high cost of production and insufficient capital, as the major challenges. Deo Musiga, the proprietor of Buka Foods Cottage Limited in Kibiito …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new faction of foreign labour recruitment agencies in Uganda has asked government to address challenges in labour export industry with harmonized training of domestic recruitment agencies. The group, the Uganda Federation of Foreign Recruitment Agencies (UFFRA) says the measure will eliminate trafficking in persons, …