Ntoroko, Uganda | URN | Environmental experts and local leaders in Ntoroko District have intensified calls for communities to protect water catchment areas amid growing concerns over declining water quality and shrinking water levels in rivers and streams. The appeal was made during a community sensitisation meeting held at Karugutu …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament is concerned about the escalating cost of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway with lawmakers questioning how the project’s contract price doubled from the initial Shs547.5 billion to over Shs1.2 trillion. The Committee on Physical Infrastructure chaired by Hon. Dan Kimosho raised these concerns on Tuesday, …
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Busia, Uganda | URN | Residents of Busia are unknowingly consuming adulterated honey mixed with molasses, raising serious public health concerns and undermining the local honey market. Molasses, a byproduct of the sugar refining process, is increasingly being used by unscrupulous traders to dilute pure honey. While it is cheaper and …
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Experts called for stronger regional cooperation, improved monitoring of online platforms, and heightened accountability for digital marketplaces Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | As the world observed World Consumer Rights Day on March 15, officials across the COMESA region warned that unsafe products in both physical and digital marketplaces …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Rising cases of poor hygiene and waste mismanagement have forced Busia Municipal Council to conduct a door-to-door operation targeting landlords and households with inadequate sanitation facilities. The crackdown, carried out on Monday morning, targeted premises without latrines and proper garbage management systems in an effort to curb …
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Bukedea, Uganda | Xinhua | Authorities have seized 106 kg of elephant ivory in Uganda’s eastern district of Bukedea, the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) said. Police, working with UWA and acting on a tip, arrested five suspects in the operation, the authority said Monday in a post on social media. …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Pathology Department at Mulago National Referral Hospital has developed an innovative WhatsApp-based notification system designed to save cancer patients from the burden of long queues and wasted transport costs. The initiative, spearheaded by Dr. Sharif Musoke, an Associate Consultant Pathologist at Mulago, allows patients …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Senior pathologists have stepped forward to clear the air following a wave of public concern regarding the management of the Mulago National Referral Hospital mortuary. Addressing allegations of illegal fees, unexplained delays, and the nature of post-mortems, the medical team is working to “demystify” an …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Airspace restrictions caused by the ongoing Iran–Israel conflict have made it impossible for the Ugandan government to evacuate its citizens stranded in Israel, the State Minister for Gender, Labour and Social Development, Esther Anyakun, has said. Speaking to journalists at the Government Media Centre on …
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Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | To mark the start of the 9th Uganda Water and Environment Week (UWEW), the Ministry of Water and Environment has held a Water Safety Swimming Gala at Greenhill Academy, Kibuli. Held on 21st March 2026, the ground-breaking event marked a historic shift in …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
