Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The burden of cataract infections at Arua Regional Referral hospital is expected to reduce following the donation of an assortment eye of equipment to the Ophthalmology department. Cataract is a medical condition in which a cloudy area develops in the lens of the eye that …
Read More »WFP, Gulu university partner to improve food productivity among refugees
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Food Programme (WFP) to improve food productivity among refugees and the host communities in the Northern Region. The MoU was signed on Thursday between the WFP delegation headed by the Country Representative Abdirahman Meygag …
Read More »Gabonese President meets Chinese FM on stronger bilateral ties
Libreville, Gabon | Xinhua | Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba on Thursday met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in Libreville, the Gabonese capital. Qin conveyed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warm greetings to the Gabonese president, noting that the China-Gabon relations, which were jointly forged by leaders of older generations of …
Read More »Kitovu missionary hospital gets modern mortuary
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St Joseph Catholic Missionary Hospital Kitovu, in Masaka City, has set up a modern mortuary. The mortuary worth 277 million Shillings was constructed through a partnership with the Make People Stronger Foundation based in the Netherlands. Doctor Alfred Lumala, the Hospital Administrator says that the …
Read More »Local leaders decry increasing criminality following closure of police posts
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The disbandment of police posts is to blame for the increasing level of crime in various areas in Mukono district, the local council-LC I chairpersons have revealed. This comes two months after police merged 129 police posts across the country as one of the measures …
Read More »North Kivu Peace Deal: M23 rebels’ president meets Uhuru Kenyatta
Mombasa, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Bertrand Bisimwa, the President of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels on Thursday evening held a meeting with Uhuru Kenyatta, the former president of Kenyan in the coastal city of Mombasa. The meeting is one of the steps to implement the peace deal in North …
Read More »MPs present evidence against Namuganza
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of Members of Parliament on Thursday appeared before Parliament’s Select Committee with evidence to support the censure motion against Persis Namuganza, the State Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development. Last week, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa appointed a committee to …
Read More »Tension at old Kampala as Basajjabalaba’s group serve UMSC
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was tension at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council- UMSC headquarter at Old Kampala Thursday when a group of Muslims led by Hajji Abdu Kiyimba went to serve an injunction stopping the Mufti, his agents, and employees of the council from conducting any business on …
Read More »South Sudan gov’t commits to end harassment of truck drivers
Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | South Sudan government officials have committed to putting to an end the rampant cases of extortion and harassment of cargo truck drivers by security and immigration personnel. This comes just two days after hundreds of cargo truck drivers staged a protest at the Uganda-South Sudan …
Read More »Four inmates escape from Ragem prison in Pakwach
Packwach, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Authorities in Packwach districts have mounted a search for inmates who escaped from Ragem Government Prison. The incident happened on Tuesday evening shortly after a court session at Pakwach grade one magistrate’s court. The four inmates that escaped have been identified as David Otoyrwoth who …
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