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Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has donated sh20 million towards the establishment of Lira City Women SACCO. The cash donation was handed over to the Lira City Woman MP Jane Aceng Ocero who is also the Minister of Health by  Mary Goretti Kitutu, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hepatitis B screening and vaccination service providers have registered a low uptake in Masaka district. Agnes Kabahiire, the Assistant District Health Officer in charge of Family Planning and Maternal Health, indicates that despite the availability of free screening and vaccination services at the different …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda National Meteorological Authority-UNMA is predicting a concurrence of a prevalent dry spell and enhanced rainfalls in the different parts of the country. Despite the prevailing enhanced seasonal rains in the country, the meteorological authority forecasts a dry spell that will soon be …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) has warned the public against the increasing cases of fraud. UCC through the Acting head of communication and international relations Rebecca Mukite says that there is an increasing trend of conmen who trick people into giving mobile money …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fresh ultimatum has been issued to refugees who are roaming around Bunagana Town Council in Kisoro District to either enter the gazetted refugee transit centre in Nyakabande sub-county or return to their country. The seven-day ultimatum was issued on Friday afternoon by the …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Godfrey Kato Kajubi has applied to the Supreme Court asking the justices to review their decision that upheld his conviction and subsequent life imprisonment for murdering a 12-year-old boy Joseph Kasirye. In July 2012, the then Masaka High Court Judge Mike Chibita found Kajubi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katikamu North Member of Parliament (MP) Denis Sekabira has retained his seat after the Court of Appeal dismissed an election appeal filed by Gaddafi Nasur, his opponent. Sekabira, from the National Unity Platform, was declared the winner with 18, 716 votes while Gaddafi from the …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) secretariat on Friday held the first simulation exercise since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to strengthen preparedness and bolster response to future public health emergencies in member states. A statement issued by the EAC headquarters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda and Tanzania have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in defense and security for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline – EACOP project. The deal was signed on Friday at the climax of a three-day the 1st Inter-governmental Security Committee Meeting held at …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Miriam Nansubuga who hails from Iganga district in eastern Uganda is only aged 30 years and until this week on Wednesday, was a happy mother of three daughters.  She has been living with them and her husband Geoffrey Bitamulwe in Bundibugyo district until …