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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has said that it is exploring new market opportunities within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa-COMESA member states. Uganda is currently facing a big challenge with key neighbors like South Sudan facing political unrest and the border closure by Rwanda. Some …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s micro, small scale entrepreneurs will have to wait a little longer before they can access the COVID-19 relief package that was promised to them in July this year. The government says it is still working on the modalities of managing the cash to ensure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Entebbe has sentenced Mawa Muzamiru to life imprisonment for the murder of Francis Ekalungar, the former accountant of Case Hospital. On Wednesday, Justice Yasin Nyanzi convicted four people for the murder of Ekalungar. The convicts are Muzamiru Mawa, Resty Nalunga, Deogratius …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The rate of repeat pregnancies among teenagers stands at 55 percent. This is according to researchers at THRIVE, a science think tank. Speaking at the launch of the report on Thursday, Dr Dinah Amongin, the lead investigator said that while the government has managed to …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 2,146 teachers and non-teaching staff in Busia district have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The district received 5,169 doses of AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines targeting more than 5,000 people. Dr Mathias Wabwire Panyako, the Busia District Health Officer says that out of the 2,146 teachers, 346 …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Researchers are studying the effectiveness of a daily Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drug Descovy in their HIV vaccine study that was launched recently in Masaka district. Dr Eugene Ruzagira, a member of the team of researchers told a news conference organized by the Health Journalists Network …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hundreds of commercial dealers are thronging Omoro district in the quest for soybeans. The dealers come from far as Lira city and Central Uganda in search of the lucrative crop which is a major raw material for producing edible oil among other food products. They …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu City Council is currently failing to collect and dispose off 90 tons of solid waste generated daily. According to information from Gulu City Council health inspector’s office, Gulu city collects only 40 tons out of 130 tons of solid waste daily, leaving piles of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has put to rest the question of lapsed businesses of previous Parliaments, ruling that they cannot be retrieved by subsequent Houses. Oulanyah’s ruling ends uncertainties surrounding legislations that were either not assented to by President Museveni as required under article 91 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Energy and Mineral Development Ruth Nankabirwa wants the National Security Council to establish a fully-fledged security unit to curb the increased levels of vandalism of electric wires. According to Nankabirwa, police officers manning police stations cannot manage to fight such organized crime …