Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A cross section of directors of regional referral hospitals want government to prioritise budgeting for recruitment of specialists and consultants in the 2022/2023 financial year. The hospital directors blamed poor service delivery on the shortage of specialists and consultants. The directors of Hoima, Mbale, Lira and …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube district authorities have halted the ongoing Bugoma forest boundary reopening exercise. In November last year, the government through the Ministry of Housing, Lands, and Urban Development embarked on the long-awaited reopening of the Bugoma forest reserve boundary. Covering 410 square kilometers of a protected area …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights-ISER, a civil society organization has sued the government for alleged failure to put in place a legal framework to regulate school dues and requirements. In their application before the High Court Civil Division in Kampala, ISER together with Michael …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech has ordered the closure of Petro City filling station in Kitgum municipality for hiking fuel prices. The station was selling a litre of petrol at 12,000 Shillings by end of business on Monday, while the cost remained between 4900 and …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mother has died after delivering at Luwero hospital due to protracted labor, because of the failure of her family to pay Shillings 200,000 for medical supplies. Specioza Nabasinga, 36, and resident of Kakabala village checked in at Luwero hospital on Friday with labor pains. Her …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has urged government to begin verification of its projects in Kampala and Wakiso districts on the basis that the funded projects in the central are hardly felt. Informed by glaring reports of corruption and embezzlement of funds from other sub-regions, legislators said it was …
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Buyende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have shot dead 20-year-old Jessica Tabiisa, a salon operator in Lyingo trading center, Kagulu sub county, Buyende district. Tabiisa met her death on Monday when police officers opened fire to disperse residents protesting the arrest of Godfrey Mukalu, a drug shop operator accused of procuring …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Management Authority (NEMA) and Ministry of Water and Environment have asked Parliament to prevail over the remittance of environmental levy to the Consolidated Fund. The team made the statements on Monday, 17 January 2022 as the Minister of State for Water and Environment, Aisha …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Information, Communication, Technology and National Guidance is seeking Shs70.6 billion to implement the Parish Development Model (PDM). Cabinet approved the implementation of PDM as the delivery strategy for transitioning households out of the subsistence economy with effect from 01 July 2021. The ICT …
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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The bodies of the fire victims at Hima Cement are lined up for DNA testing at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital-FRRH to identify the victims. On Saturday, fire broke out at the factory killing three people and injuring six others. The bodies were first taken to …
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