Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief de Mission of Uganda’s team at the just concluded Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia, Beatrice Ayikoru has called on Government to establish programs that motivates athletes to stay in Uganda and avoid disappearing abroad. In an interview, Ayikoru who is also …
Read More »Heavy rains torment Kampala’s slum dwellers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | While the onset of season-long rains brought relief to drought-hit areas of Uganda, slum dwellers in Kampala are struggling to cope with constant floods and sewage runoffs. Stephen Maniraguha, a resident of Mulago II Ward in Kamwokya says that the recurrent weather conditions are …
Read More »Uganda’s first certified oil and gas welders passed out
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A batch of 22 internationally certified welders for the oil and gas sector have been passed out. The 22 certified welders, trained as trainers of trainees, were unveiled Thursday on the second day of the 4th Oil and Gas Convention in Kampala. The group …
Read More »Parliament recommends forensic audit on learners’ registration under NIRA
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The parliamentary committee on defense and internal affairs has recommended for a forensic audit to be carried out on the learners’ registration project that was implemented by the National Identification and Registration Authority. The project was carried out in both primary and secondary schools across the country …
Read More »“We are not happy”: CAOs demand 13.5m salary increment
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) have demanded a monthly gross pay of Shs 13.5 million up from the net Shs 1.7 million they currently earn. The CAOs who are the accounting officers for the Ministry of Local Government at the district level say they handle large …
Read More »LDC set for 45th graduation as Ssekikubo’s Case dismissed
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court in Kampala has declined to stop Law Development Centre (LDC) from conducting its 45th graduation ceremony scheduled for Friday April 27, 2018. This is after Deputy Registrar in charge of civil matters Sarah Langa dismissed an application filed by the Lwemiyaga …
Read More »Zakayo ‘the Chimp’ dies at 54, vigil set for Friday
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifty-four-year-old chimpanzee popularly known as Zakayo, who has lived at Uganda Wildlife Center (UWEC) for 42 years is dead. A brief statement Thursday from UWEC shows that preliminary findings suggest that Zakayo succumbed to Chronic Gastroenteritis. “Due to his old age, he was highly …
Read More »More rain expected next week-Regional forecast
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Widespread moderate to very heavy rains are expected to continue through much of the region next week, according to a regional forecast issued this week. The forecasters in a report released by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWNET), warn that the rains are expected …
Read More »MOH to reign in on health facilities selling vaccines
Kampla, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry plans to reign in on all health facilities accused of selling vaccines that are distributed for free immunisation. The Primary Health Care Minister, Dr. Joyce Moriku Kaducu announced this on Wednesday during the 8th health sector barometer meeting organized by Uganda Medical …
Read More »Banks launch shared agent banking system (SABS)
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Bankers Association has launched the Shared Agent Banking System (SABS) in an effort to increase financial inclusion and enable spread and penetration of banking services in Uganda. Agent banking is an extension of banking services outside the conventional bank branches, where a …
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