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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 300 farmers in Buraru sub county, Hoima district are counting losses after a hailstorm destroyed their gardens. The most affected farmers are from the villages of Ngobye, Burara, Kibingo, and Busanga in Buraru sub-county. They have lost maize, tobacco, cassava, sweet potatoes, beans, …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in Eastern Uganda have asked Parliament’s Committee on Health to push for improvement in their working conditions citing dilapidated hospital structures and poor accommodation as serious concerns. Buyende District Health Officer (DHO), Dr Frederick Daniel Isabirye said his district, just like others in Eastern …

Lyantonde, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lyantonde police are holding a driver for knocking dead a Catholic pilgrim while walking to the Uganda Martyrs shrine in Namugongo. Jovita Tukahiirwa, 54, was knocked dead by a speeding Toyota harrier registration number UBH 186F along the Mbarara-Kampala highway. The late Tukahiirwa was part of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)-Central Government has thrown out Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital officials for failure to provide several accounting documents. The officials appeared Tuesday before the committee led by the hospital director, Dr. Petersen Kyebambe to respond to audit queries in the Auditor General’s report …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moroto district authorities have embarked on mobilizing and sensitizing local leaders at all levels on the implementation of the Parish Development Model-PDM. Those attending the training at Kalip hall in Moroto town include village council leaders, councilors, municipal and district technical staff. Pauline Prisca Angolore, the …

Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bushenyi district council has resolved to petition President Yoweri Museveni and Parliament over what they called the unfulfilled social-economic benefits from the Presidential Initiative on Banana Industrial Development (PIBID) project. It came after the Ibaare sub-county LCV councilor, Didas Tumwijukye moved the motion to Museveni and …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A two-year-old child has died at Arua Regional Referral Hospital after a nurse demanded a bribe before carrying out an operation. Paul Wamala, a nurse attached to the theatre allegedly solicited a 210,000 Shillings bribe. The incident happened on Saturday, after Aron Nabil, a two-year-old …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara City Council has signed a contract with Chinese Chongqing International Construction Corporation (CICO) for the construction of five roads stretching 2.8 kilometers within the municipality. The 12-month contract is valued at 20 Billion Shillings. CICO will undertake the construction of 3.94 kilometers that include Kyamugorani …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago wants the government to repeal the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA Act and enact another law that governs all cities in the country. He made the call while giving the state of Kampala city affairs address at City hall on Tuesday as provided …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti City Council has finalized plans to hire a private firm to manage garbage collection in the new market. The plan to hire a private firm was mooted last year following futile attempts to keep the market and the city clean. The city has heaps of …