Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda will receive its first batch of Injection Anti-Retroviral Therapies (ARVs) used as prevention for individuals at high risk of HIV, next year. This has been revealed by Dr. Lisa Nelson, the Uganda Country Director for the US Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Nelson …
Read More »Manafwa District Production Officer retires
Manafwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Manafwa public servants on Friday joined long serving District Production officer Dr. Denis Okello Odongo to celebrate his retirement. Okello received many gifts as a party was held in his honour soon after he handed over office to the district veterinary officer Dr Boniface Obbo …
Read More »Uganda’s homophobic madness
How the new anti-gay law is bad for our country yet good for the long-term tolerance of homosexuality THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | So, Uganda’s parliament once again passed a law to hang homosexuals. This was done in the most democratic manner possible: 399 out of 529 MPs (75% of …
Read More »Govt delays date for all teachers to attain degrees
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and Sport has decided to restart the count down for all teachers to get degrees. The government in 2019 passed a national teacher policy which among other things phased out lower teaching qualifications in preference for bachelor’s degree for all …
Read More »Gov’t to relocate 305 families before floods get them
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda is set to relocate up to 307 households, in landslide-prone areas, to protect them against the effects of the expected floods this rainy season. The relocation which is expected to start next month in Bugisu region under the Bulambuli resettlement programme. …
Read More »AFCON: Uganda Cranes fall 1-0 to Tanzania’s Taifa Stars
🔴 Uganda 🇺🇬 0 Tanzania 🇹🇿 1 Ismailia, Egypt | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Cranes suffered defeat at the hands of Tanzania as the two teams faced off on Friday. In the game played at Suez Canal Authority Stadium in Ismailia, Egypt, the Taifa Stars got a 1-0 win. Simon Msuva scored the …
Read More »Uganda drops requirement for COVID-19 test certificates for travelers
Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda’s aviation authority has said that travelers arriving at Entebbe International Airport no longer need to present COVID-19 test certificates. The new policy has been in effect since March 7, Vianney Luggya, spokesperson of Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, said in a statement Thursday. The airport is located …
Read More »Primary 1 child dies during Inter-house athletics
Butebo, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | A Primary One pupil at Kalalaka Primary School, in Butebo District, has collapsed and died during its inter-house athletics competition. The deceased has been identified as 7-year-old Joseph Bamwilile. Samuel Semewo, the Bukedi North Region Police Spokesperson, says that the minor allegedly joined the 110-meter race without the …
Read More »MTN Uganda unveils ICT lab at Kabale Preparatory School
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale Preparatory School in Kabale District has benefited from a fully equipped computer lab as part of the MTN Uganda Foundation’s efforts to boost information and communication technologies in schools and communities. The facility comes with 10 computers, a 24-hour power backup and one-year free …
Read More »Uganda Red Cross solarised water treatment unit to aid emergency situations
Kasese, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Uganda Red Cross Society is implementing a disaster preparedness program aimed at strengthening capacities of District Disaster Management Committees, District Task Forces and their local structures to establish well-functioning multi-hazard preparedness and response systems to disasters. In a statement dated March 23, it said the …
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