Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Willy Mutunga, the former Chief Justice of Kenya, has delivered the 4th ACME Annual Lecture. Theme is Media and Independence of the Judiciary. Mutunga is a lawyer, intellectual, reform activist, and has been the Commonwealth Special Envoy to the Maldives. According to the lecture organisers …
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VIDEO: Rugunda defends the Constitutional amendment Bill Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Prime Minister Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda has defended the Constitution Amendment Bill currently before the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, arguing that if the people want it amended, then so be it. The object of the bill is to …
Read More »VIDEO: Opposition meet legal committee, reject age limit amendment
VIDEO: Opposition meet legal committee, reject age limit amendment Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Leaders of opposition parties – the Democratic Party, the Conservative Party and the Justice Forum want Article 102, Clause B of the constitution providing for the presidential age limit to first serve its purpose before any …
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Energy minister launches construction of Karuma Dam employer’s facility Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | On Oct. 27, the State Minister for Energy and Mineral Development, Simon D’Ujanga, launched the construction of a Permanent Employer’s Camp at the 600MW Karuma Dam. The facility’s cost is part of the entire US$1.7 billion …
Read More »VIDEO: Patients stranded at public hospitals
VIDEO: Patients stranded at public hospitals Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The strike by Doctors over salaries entered day two on Tuesday with scores of patients at public hospitals stranded. At three government health facilities in Kampala among them Kiruddu and Kawempe general hospitals, only emergency cases were being handled …
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Kampala, Uganda | INTERVIEW | David Gonahasa is the founder and director of Roundbob.com, an online travel agency. He spoke to The Independent’s Agnes E Nantaba about revolutionalising travel in Africa and beyond What are the key elements in your management style as a manager? My role is to bring …
Read More »Drama after Kaweesi murder suspects released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Nakawa Court Grade One magistrate Noah Sajjabi has released on bail seven of the 22 suspected to be behind the murder of former AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi and two others. Reports however indicate that two of the suspects were later re-arrested by security operatives. …
Read More »VIDEO: UNOC urges private sector to invest in oil reserves
VIDEO: UNOC urges private sector to invest in oil reserves Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | Once Uganda builds its fuel reserve capacity to atleast 100 Million litres within the next 2 years, it could contribute towards the stability of the supply within the country. Daily consumption is at 5.5 million …
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How an oddly timed outbreak is testing emergency strategies Kampala, Uganda | FLAVIA NASSAKA | On Oct.11, a woman died in Chemuron village, Kween District in an Eastern Uganda. She had a fever, headache, and was bleeding from several places. Doctors attending to her had feared the worst and sent her …
Read More »VIDEO: Doctors reject PM Rugunda’s assurances, start strike
VIDEO: Doctors reject PM Rugunda’s assurances, start strike Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The President of the Uganda Medical Workers Association, Dr. Ekwaro Obuku on Monday said that Doctors at public hospitals countrywide have begun their strike over low pay and poor working conditions. He made the comments as Doctors …
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