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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda is on high alert after new cases of the polio virus were discovered in neighbouring Kenya and the DRC. Uganda was first certified as a polio-free country in 2006 but in 2010 had a case in eastern Uganda that was imported from Kenya. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Managing Director of National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Richard Byarugaba, has urged employees to save for their future retirement. He said statistics in the East African region show that Uganda has one of the least saving culture which is not good for the economy. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Commercial banks have recorded a mixed bag of fortunes over the last one year, according to financial reports released today. The financial results released today show a decline in profits for some banks and microfinance deposit-taking institutions and losses for others. Banks that reported losses …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kalangala district local government has lost 105 million Shillings in taxes this month alone, as a result of due to the absence of MV Kalangala, a ferry that plies the Entebbe Kalangala route. Kalangala district chairperson Willy Lugoloobi says the vessel which carries up to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has asked schools to suspend all immunization drives against Hepatitis B, a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic liver disease. Dr Bernard Opar, a Program Manager of Uganda National Expanded Programme on Immunization …

New Novartis study shows why countries will miss malaria eradication targets despite successful prevention campaigns Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | Malaria figures in Uganda are alarming; with 2017 Ministry of Health statistics showing the disease still claims about 80,000 lives per year, equivalent to an average of 200 people every …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A recommendation for the abolition of District Land Boards is a bad move, Sylvia Namukasa Mubiru, the Executive Director of Legal Aid Service Providers Network (LASPNET) has stated. Her comments are in reference to the recent recommendations made by the land probe committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rules, Privileges and Discipline Committee of Parliament has invited the Speaker Rebecca Kadaga for an interaction in relation to the bickering between her and State Minister for Land Persis Namuganza. The committee was tasked by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah to …

    Minister  Persis Namuganza salutes Museveni for sparing time to meet Busoga, Bugisu youth Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has urged members of the Ugandan legislature to put emphasis on the allocation of more funds to programs that facilitate and propel development of wananchi in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beers brewer, Uganda Breweries Limited, has announced a water and education support programme geared towards transforming livelihoods of the communities of Acholi sub region in Northern Uganda. The company’s Managing Director, Mark Ocitti, said the new initiative has already commenced with the construction of 16 …