Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved a supplementary expenditure budget worth Shs1.106 trillion for settling the offtake arrangement between government and DEI Pharmaceuticals, wage and pension and gratuity shortfalls. During plenary on Tuesday, 30 April 2023, the Deputy Chairperson of the Budget Committee, Achia Remigio presented the committee’s …
Read More »Parliament welcomes four new members
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four new Members of Parliament have taken oath during the plenary sitting on Wednesday, 03 April 2024 presided over by Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa. Dokolo District Woman MP, Sarah Aguti, on the UPC ticket was the first to take the Oath of Allegiance and the …
Read More »Arua City engineer refunds sh28m to road fund
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua City Engineer Charles Omona has been released on Police Bond after refunding a sum of close to sh28 million he is accused of embezzling. Omona was arrested on Thursday, November 23, 2023, by a team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit over allegations of embezzling …
Read More »Healthcare providers warn of improper handling of accident victims on Ugandan roads
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Causality and emergency healthcare service providers have expressed concern over the continued transportation of accident victims on police patrol vehicles, stating that it complicates the management of patients. Dr. Alfonse Omona, a General Surgeon who currently heads the Accidents and Emergency Department at Masaka …
Read More »Uganda hails surrender of senior LRA commander
Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Uganda’s army on Wednesday hailed the surrender of a senior commander of the Lord’s Resistance Army who was in charge of communication for leader Joseph Kony. Major Michael Omona returned to his hometown of Gulu in northern Uganda on Monday, 23 years after he was kidnapped …
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