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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team from the Directorate of Crime Intelligence (DCI) in collaboration with the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) has recovered 218 coffee bags that were stolen in transit in November. The coffee bags which were destined for Nakawa, in Kampala and later to be exported, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | The number of cholera cases in Uganda has risen to 67 since the disease outbreak was announced in the northern part of the country on Jan. 7, the Ministry of Health said Friday. Daniel Kyabayinze, director of public health at the Ministry of Health, told …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health and Kyotera District Health authorities are intensifying surveillance operations at Mutukula border-post, and other entry points following an outbreak of Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) in Tanzania. The outbreak was traced in Kagera Region, particularly the two districts of Biharamulo and Muleba. MVD is a severe …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has received 2,000 doses of mpox vaccine from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for a prevention campaign to be launched next month, a senior government official said on Friday. Ugandan Minister of Health Jane Ruth Aceng told reporters that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda’s State Minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development in charge of Children and Youth Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has just confirmed on X aka twitter, that Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) CDF Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s account has been deactivated again. It was not immediately clear …

🟥 The Stations are located in ✳ Namanve ✳ Namulanda ✳ Nabbingo ✳ Kawanda ✳ Gulu ✳ Mbarara ✳ Mbale Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Motor vehicle inspection and testing company, SGS Uganda Ltd has handed over seven vehicle inspections stations to the government following the termination of their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi of Buganda Road Court has summoned Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde to appear before the court and explain his alleged derogatory remarks about the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). According to court documents, Ssemakadde is accused of making the …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mukono Grade One Magistrate Gerald Ogwomo has committed Isma Kizito to the High Court for the murder of his boss, Samuel Mayanja Ssenkomago. Kizito, who worked at the deceased’s soda depot, is alleged to have killed Ssenkomago on November 5, 2024, at Nsuube Village, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | Julius Businge | The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU) has launched the 7th edition of the Student Scholarship Programme (SSP). The SSP is a financial aid programme for students of the Certified Public Accountants (CPA) course, officials said on Jan.16. It targets the most recent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Promotion Vivo Energy Uganda, the company behind the distribution and marketing of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has rewarded twenty loyal customers with school fees for their children. This was part of the “Kigwera Ku Shell” back-to-school promotion, aimed at easing the financial burden on parents …