Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Masaka has granted bail to Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana for Makindye West and Muhammad Ssegirinya for Kawempe North. The two MPs were arrested on September 7 after they were summoned to Masaka Central Police station over the killings in the greater …
Read More »MPs blocked as colleagues Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya appear at police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The situation is tense in Masaka town as Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya appear to record statements in relation to the recent Masaka killings. The two opposition MPs representing Makindye West and Kawempe North constituencies respectively were summoned to record statements at …
Read More »Six dead, 8 rescued from Kisenyi building debris
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six people have been confirmed dead and eight others rescued with injuries, at the end of the search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kisenyi, last evening. Builders, drivers, food vendors and bystanders were trapped inside the rubble, when the …
Read More »Protests as Lukwago, city executive committee skip KCCA council sitting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The city executive committee headed by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago skipped a council sitting at City Hall, sparking dissent amongst councilors. Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Speaker Zahrah Luyirika called for a council sitting yesterday for city executive committee to update the house on the reopening …
Read More »Lukwago, councilors question gov’t delay on Covid-19 relief
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The political wing of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has criticized the government for the delayed disbursement of the COVID-19 relief to city residents and ongoing process to identify the beneficiaries. When the government announced plans to provide the COVID-19 relief fund, the Office of the …
Read More »KCCA councilors defy RCC to hold council meeting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA councilors on Tuesday defied the Resident City Commissioner-RCC and attended a council meeting. The Speaker of the Council Zahara Luyirika called for the meeting indicating that 20 councilors would attend the meeting physically while the rest will follow the proceedings via …
Read More »Lukwago calls for decentralization of Covid-19 vaccination
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked government to decentralize COVID-19 vaccination and testing to allow easy access to the services especially during the days of nationwide lockdown instituted by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Lukwago speaking at a press briefing at City Hall asked …
Read More »KCCA dispatches 18 ambulances for emergency health response
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has sent out 18 ambulances to offer emergency health response to the residents across the greater Kampala area. The ambulances will offer health evacuation to both suspects and patients of COVID-19 and any other health condition. This comes in the aftermath …
Read More »KCCA probes reports of missing Covid-19 vaccines
KCCA has failed to account for 21,000 Covid-19 doses it received Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has launched investigations into allegations that COVID-19 vaccines entrusted to its health centres went missing under mysterious circumstances. Uganda received 964,000 vaccine doses which were sent to different local governments …
Read More »Doreen Nyanjura reappointed Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University councillor Doreen Nyanjura has been reappointed as Kampala City Deputy Lord Mayor. Her name was presented to the council in its second sitting today at City Hall by Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago this morning. Nyanjura was first appointed to the position last year …
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