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 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a country where health emergencies often trigger frantic fundraising drives and buzzing WhatsApp groups, the importance of medical insurance is becoming clearer than ever. Leilah Kamulegeya, the PR, Communications & Marketing Manager at AAR Health Services (Uganda), argues that Ugandans must change their thinking …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INEDPENDENT | Mbale City authorities have denied allegations that the body of an Ebola victim recently buried in their area, was exhumed. Asumin Nasike, the Mbale Resident City Commissioner, stated that reports circulating on social media about the exhumation are false. Nasike explained that while the …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Betty Amongi, the Gender, Labor, and Social Development Minister has showcased her “motherly skills” by grinding millet on a traditional grinding stone, winnowing grain, making Lango peas-soup commonly known as apena agira, and carrying a baby on her back; all demonstrating how well she …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Monday that it has begun vaccinating contacts of the Sudan Ebola Virus Disease case confirmed in Kampala last week. Confirming that an additional two samples from close relatives of the deceased health worker had tested positive for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Prisons Service -UPS is awaiting instructions from the Attorney General on the next course of action regarding Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and other civilians who have been facing trial on various charges before the Court Martial. Notable among these individuals are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Masaka Deputy Registrar Cissy Mudhasi Kawuma and Chief Magistrate Ruth Nabaasa for misconduct. According to the statement issued by the Judicial Service Commission, Mudhasi was dismissed for abusing her judicial authority by ordering the attachment of the accounts belonging …

Mitooma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development and the Uganda Energy Credit Capitalisation Company (UECCC), the Government of Uganda has officially launched the ORIO mini hydropower project in Western Uganda. The groundbreaking ceremony, held on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Rwakitandara Playground …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Until she was detached from paternal care, Jovia Laker (not her real name) realized she was not just fighting for parental love but also carrying the burdens handed down by traditions that had banished her to a life of rejection. When her birth was confirmed as …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifteen headteachers in Luwero district are in trouble over the poor performance of their schools in Primary Leaving Examinations. According to the PLE results for Luwero, 1085 (6.8%) candidates failed and 288 (1.8%) candidates didn’t turn up to sit examinations out of 16162 candidates …

Lira, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | Jimmy Akena Obote, the Uganda People’s Congress party (UPC) president has slammed the National Resistance Movement (NRM) government led by President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for allegedly deliberately killing cooperative societies that played key roles in community empowerment. Speaking to Journalists in Gulu City on Friday, …