KAMPALA, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s Ministry of Health has completed the polio immunization targeting 2.7 million children under five in the eastern part of the country after the virus outbreak was detected there in May, a health official said here Monday. The four-day door-to-door vaccination exercise across 49 districts …
Read More »FDC chairpersons in Eastern Uganda call for calm at headquarters
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) district leaders in Eastern Uganda have expressed their concerns about the ongoing conflicts within the party’s top leadership. They have called on their leaders to refrain from making malicious claims against each other, as they believe this is negatively …
Read More »Eastern Uganda dominates legislator seats in Parliament
🔴 Eastern 144 🔴 Western 135 🔴 Northern 127 🔴 Central 105 Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eastern Uganda has more Members of Parliament compared to the other regions. The current composition of Parliament gives the eastern region a total of 144 legislators followed by the western region which has …
Read More »Former Serere MP John Otekat joins race for the elderly
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Serere County MP, Capt. John Emily Otekat has joined the race to represent the elderly persons of Eastern Uganda. Otekat, who served in the 8th Parliament was among the few MPs in Teso to win the 2006 Parliamentary elections on the NRM …
Read More »VIDEO: Eastern Uganda, Masaka leading in electricity vandalism
VIDEO: Eastern Uganda and Masaka area have been highlighted as leading in theft of electricity and vandalism of electricity facilities. A report from rural electrification officials shows records of millions lost in replacing equipment. The body is crying foul to government to tighten existing laws to curb the practice. Share …
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