Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Health have promised to lobby government for better health services in the Busoga sub-region. The legislators made the call following an incident that highlighted the glaring gaps in the health sector within the region. The incident involved a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP party has declined an invitation to the swearing-in ceremony of Yoweri Museveni, as President of Uganda for yet another term. The event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday May 12, 2021. The Minister for the Presidency Esther Mbayo yesterday told journalists …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 4,042 people including 21 heads of state are expected to attend President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s 6th swearing-in ceremony. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala, Esther Mbayo, the Minister of the Presidency said the decision is aimed at conforming to the standard operating …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Presidency Esther Mbayo has asked the Catholic Church and Buganda Kingdom to stick to their core roles instead of meddling in politics. “Everybody should concentrate on what they are supposed to do. If you are the church concentrate on that, and if …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda is among the 14 countries in the world that have achieved the United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) “90-90-90” target to help end the scourge by 2030, a top government official said on Tuesday. Esther Mbayo, minister for the presidency told reporters that Uganda has …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered all Ugandan and East African community flags to fly at half-mast for three days starting today Saturday to mourn former Tanzanian President William Benjamin Mkapa. Mkapa was on 24th July 2020, announced dead by the Tanzanian government. Mkapa …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has said that President Yoweri Museveni is yet to assent to the Traditional and Complementary Medicines Act, 2019, a year since it was passed by parliament. The Act was passed on 5th February 2019, and it among others …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister in charge of the Presidency Esther Mbayo has been asked to explain why directives issued by President Yoweri Museveni during the COVID-19 lockdown are misinterpreted. Bugabula South MP Henry Kibalya complained about a recent incident where security personnel in Kyengera refused a pregnant …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Dr Stephen Kazimba Mugalu has suggested that persons living with HIV should have refills of up to three months to avoid disruptions in the event that they are unable to move to health facilities. He made the …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister-in-charge of the Presidency Esther Mbayo has warned politicians against rejecting COVID-19 suspects evacuated to health facilities in their respective districts. The Minister’s warning follows an incident on Monday when local leaders organized for the evacuation of two truck drivers to Kampala despite directives …
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