Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | COVID-19 mandates including vaccination and standard operating procedures should be enforced by authorities while knowing that there are people whose natural immune system is strong enough to beat the pandemic, experts have said. The government of Uganda continues to encourage Ugandans to go for COVID-19 …
Read More »Uganda to launch first breast milk bank
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is set to get its first breast milk bank. The facility to be hosted by Nsambya hospital will also be the second in East Africa with one in Kenya. The 3.5 Billion Shillings innovation is being mooted as a solution to challenges faced by …
Read More »Mabirizi drags Uganda to East Africa Court over extra judicial killings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the East African Court of Justice over the recent extra judicial killings of terrorism suspects in the country. In his petition filed in the East African Court of Justice in Kampala Subregistry , Mabirizi wants the court to …
Read More »Chief Justice asks new judges to enhance access to judicial services
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has asked the newly appointed judges of the High Court and Constitutional Court, to focus on enhancing access to justice while exercising their judicial duties. The Chief Justice made the remarks on Monday evening while presiding over the one week …
Read More »Regional ministers approve DRC’s request to join EAC
Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers has recommended the admission of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the East African Community. The decision follows DRC’s request to join the block that was followed by the EAC technical expert’s successful verification of the …
Read More »FDC asks gov’t to compensate families of bomb victims
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC has asked the government to compensate families of the Tuesday twin bomb blasts. According to FDC, President Museveni’s address to the nation on Saturday showed loopholes in the nation’s security when he admitted that Uganda’s security is lax and sleeping …
Read More »KCCA, govt offices reopen but step up security
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and buildings hosting government offices along Parliament Avenue have reopened four days after they were closed following last week’s twin bomb explosions. The twin bombings hit Kampala at the Central Police Station-CPS on Buganda road and the IPS building along …
Read More »FINCA Uganda, Bright Life donate 1.3million N95 face masks to schools
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | FINCA Uganda (MDI) and Bright Life Uganda, a solar company, have donated 1.3million masks worth approximately sh574 million (GBP 120,000) to the Ministry of Education and Sports to ease opening of schools in the country. This was at a function officiated by the First Lady …
Read More »DR KYOBE: More resources needed to handle Uganda 3rd COVID wave
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The country needs much better investment in health facilities to respond effectively to the Covid-19 third wave. Lt. Col Dr. Henry Kyobe, the National COVID-19 Incident Commander says that the Ugandan health system might not fare any better than it did during the second …
Read More »ENANGA: Sheikh Rwangabo on the run, over 80 children rescued
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 80 children have been rescued by the counter terror security teams through raiding suspected terror recruitment centers since last week, according to Police. The joint Anti-Terrorism Task force and the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence raided some of the suspected recruitment home centers in …
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