Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Only 500 people will be allowed to attend the funeral ceremony of the late Archbishop of Kampala archdiocese Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga tomorrow, the Church has announced. According to Fr. Nicholas Mulumba, the head of communication at Kampala Archdiocese, a few people have been …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Finance has proposed a license fee of 200,000 Shillings on all car owners as part of the revenue measures to fund the 2021/2022 budget.  State Minister of Finance David Bahati says that the move is intended to streamline the transport sector …

  Kabale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Charcoal prices in Kabale district have shot up in the past one months.   A sack of charcoal that was once sold at 20,000 Shillings now costs 32,000 Shillings.  Annet Kyomuhendo, a charcoal dealer in Kigongi in Central division Kabale municipality says that she …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Roman Catholic Church in Uganda continues to seek answers to questions on what could have led to the death of Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga as well as the former Bishop of Masaka Diocese John Baptist Kaggwa, earlier in the year.  While Archbishop Lwanga …

Kwania, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The residents of Kwania district have requested the government to elevate Aduku Health Center IV status to a general hospital status to address health service delivery gaps. On average, the health center receives 900 in-patients a month and carries out more than 100 deliveries …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The World Health Organisation (WHO) has encouraged countries to strengthen their data and information system if they are to address inequities that exist in the health system. Quoting their recent global assessment which found only 51% of the countries have included disaggregated data in …

Buliisa, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Butiaba Health Center III in Buliisa District has been closed leaving hundreds of patients stranded.  Last year, the health centre was submerged following the rising water levels of Lake Albert.  The staff quarters, maternity, male and female wards, store, Outpatient Department-OPD and roads leading to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Rakai Woman Member of Parliament Juliet Kinyamatama Suubi has announced her bid to contest for the position of Speaker of Parliament come May 2021. Kinyamatama who made the announcement on Wednesday during a press conference at Parliament joins the four other candidates including …

Kampala, Uganda |  FLAVIA NASSAKA – URN  |  The Uganda Medical Association (UMA) has written to the government asking it to address low staffing levels and lack of necessary equipment in regional referral hospitals across the country.  In an interview on Wednesday, the UMA Secretary General Dr Mukuzi Muhereza narrated …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A number of diplomats from the African Union and Western countries are meeting in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa to mark the 27th anniversary of the Rwanda Genocide. April 7, is dedicated as a day of remembrance of the victims of the 1994 genocide …