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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The China Railway Group 18 has been awarded the contract for the construction of 7.788 kilometres of roads in Gulu city. The roads were approved by the council for the second phase of construction under the Uganda Municipal Support for Infrastructure Development-USMID World Bank project of …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beneficiaries of the government’s special grant for Persons with Disability in Masaka district are demanding action against district officials accused of extortion. In the 2019/20 financial year, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development launched a special fund for Persons with Disabilities in groups, to …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bugiri district is investigating circumstances under which an 18-year-old Fahad Mususwa and his mother, Fazira Kagoya aged 53 years were electrocuted in their garden on Saturday evening. The victims who are residents of Bugodo village in Kapyanga sub county in Bugiri district are reported …

Nile Council of Ministers call on Nile Basin countries to increase coordination in planning of water use Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | THE INDEPENDENT | Projections of future water demand based on national plans show a widening gap between water availability and water demand, which could lead to increasing water conflict …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Arua district have expressed concern about the delay to complete the construction of a new satellite laboratory at Arua Regional Referral Hospital. The contract for the satellite lab was awarded to Alliance Technical Services Limited with funding from the World Bank through the Ministry …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district council has passed a resolution requiring each civil servant and elected leader to contribute at least 5000 shillings per month towards the construction of district headquarters. Three years ago, Luwero district leaders embarked on the construction of the four-storied building to accommodate district headquarters. …

Government has hired a PR firm in an effort to up its tactics of restoring its reputation that has been in free-fall during election season Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has hired an international public relations firm, Mercury International UK Limited, a subsidiary of Mercury Public Affairs, to improve …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Federation of Uganda Football Association ( FUFA ) has suspended assistant referee Jane Mutonyi for one month from officiating football. FUFA referee disciplinary panel chairperson, Ali Tomusange in a statement says it found that her advice to the referee Nkurunziza George for cancellation of a goal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators have backed the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises’ (COSASE) recommendation to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to recover the 10 per cent contributions that were remitted to National Social Security Fund (NSSF) for its pensionable staff. The committee report presented by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Forum for Democratic Change party-FDC Eng. Patrick Oboi Amuriat has asked party supporters to boycott next week’s swearing-in ceremony of President Yoweri Museveni. Amuriat also said that the day shouldn’t be recognized as a public holiday but any other day for Ugandans. …