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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Byarugaba Baterana, the Executive Director Mulago National Referral Hospital wants the government to introduce a policy stopping medical workers employed by the government from working in private facilities. Addressing the newly inaugurated board of Mulago National Referral Hospital, Dr. Baterana noted that one of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister of Foreign Affairs Henry Okello Oryem has called upon Ugandan traders who cannot handle the challenges in South Sudan to stop going there. Speaking today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was opening the Uganda-India investment road show taking place …

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the slain police officer Denis Lumala Ssebugwawo of Kisojo village in Bukomansimbi district has accused the government of not fulfilling the pledge of compensation. Ssebugwawo who before his retirement in 2016, served as Rwizi Regional Police Crime Intelligence Officer was brutally killed …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Panic and tension has continued to mount among the residents of Buyanja sub county in Rukungiri district after unknown thugs dropped leaflets threatening to kill people within the area. The threatening leaflets have been found in Kisharara cell, Rubanga parish, Buyanja sub county in Rukungiri …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Forest Authority-NFA will next week start the process of reclaiming degraded forest land. Last month, the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development summoned registered proprietors of 475 land titles allegedly issued in central forest reserves across the country for a hearing. The …

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Buheesi sub county councillor Robert Alinaitwe has withdrawn a petition he inherited challenging the election of Bunyangabu MP Davis Kamukama. Alinatwe inherited a petition that was withdrawn last month by Patrick Murungi Zeresire who challenged Kamukama’s victory. Murungi petitioned Fort Portal High …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of squatters on land belonging to the Uganda Railways Corporation-URC in Mukono district are in panic as the deadline for their eviction fast approaches. The eviction notices affect squatters in Kyetume, Koloo, Katikolo, Namilyango, Kisenyi, Kisoga, Byafula and Lweza among others. In April this …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Labongo Akwang sub county leaders in Kitgum district have issued a two-day ultimatum to pastoralists to vacate their area. The directive follows the entry of two balalo herdsmen with 35 heads of long-horned Ankole cattle on Sunday morning in Pinymunu village in Pajimo Parish. The …

Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 500 families in Ibuje town council, Apac district are homeless and several crop gardens destroyed as hailstorms caused havoc. Hailstorms accompanied by strong winds ravaged the area following a downpour and destroyed hectares of crop gardens and houses, leaving residents in dilemma. Ibuje …

Amuria, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Water and Environment has allocated six valley tanks to Teso sub region with the aim of mitigating floods in the region. Rogers Masaba, the Assistant Manager Water for Production in Eastern region said that the valley dams have been allocated to three …