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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The uplift of the Intensive care unit-ICU at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital will boost health service delivery, legislators on the government assurance and implementation committee have revealed. In the wake of the covid19 pandemic, Jinja Regional Referral Hospital struggled to handle critical patients due to …

Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  MV Kalangala will not make its return voyage to Kalangala later today and tomorrow morning because of the engine maintenance survey by the insurers following its overhaul between March 6th, 2021 and April 2nd, 2021. The Vessel that plies between Nakiwogo in Entebbe and Lutoboka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Five people suspected to have been involved in the raid on the residence of the late former Kampala Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito Lwanga have been arrested in an intelligence-led operation. According to police sources, the suspects were tracked down using the phone that was stolen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen David Muhoozi, has tasked the newly promoted army officers to ensure they do not embarrass the Army and the country.  Gen Muhoozi, who was speaking at the piping ceremony of 33 Brigadiers and seven Major Generals at the ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has told a delegation of experts drafting the East African Community (EAC) Political Federation Constitution that legislators will require ample time to make their input on the establishment. Led by Chief Justice Emeritus, Benjamin Odoki, the representatives from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Masaka grade one Magistrate Arthur Ziraba has acquitted National Unity Platform-NUP political party supporters who have been battling charges of inciting violence and committing acts likely to spread the Coronavirus disease Covid-19.   At least 36 people that including leaders and supporters of NUP in Masaka …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High Court in Kampala to allow them settle through a reconciliation process the case in which a city lawyer Steven Kalali sued government on behalf of journalists who were battered a few months ago. On …

Inzu Ya Masaba to Conduct Fresh Elections for Umukuuka Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A consultative meeting convened by the Gender, Labor and Social Development Minister, Frank Tumwebaze to end the stalemate over the cultural leader of Inzu Ya Masaba has resolved to conduct fresh elections. The closed-door meeting …

Government has been advised to undertake analytical studies on the value of fish maw internationally with the view to increase the levy upwards Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has approved an eight per cent tax levy on fish maw exports following the passing of the Fish (Amendment) Bill, 2021. In …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Traffic and Road Safety Act (Amendment) Bill 2021, seeking to introduce a license fee for motor vehicle owners payable annually has been rejected by Parliament. The Bill which was presented to Parliament in April by the government failed to meet favour with the Committee on …