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Butebo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited (UEDCL) has invested more than Shs240 million in electricity distribution infrastructure in Butebo District, in a move expected to improve power reliability and support growing commercial and industrial activity in the area. The projects, commissioned over the weekend, …

  Kenyan Ebola patient passes away in Nairobi hospital   Nairobi, Kenya | AGENCIES |  Kenya’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the first imported case of Ebola (Bundibugyo) Virus Disease in the country. The patient, a Kenyan citizen who had been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for the …

Mukono, Uganda | URN | Fishermen from eight landing sites in Mpunge Sub-county, Mukono District, have petitioned the Ministry of Fisheries to investigate alleged illegal fishing in a protected breeding area on Lake Victoria. The fishermen claim that Harrison Porter, a foreign national operating from Bulago Island, has been allowed …

  Koboko, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT |  Learners in Koboko District have called on the government and development partners to prioritise access to free sanitary pads for girls, saying menstrual hygiene support is critical in keeping girls in school and reducing vulnerabilities that contribute to teenage pregnancies. The learners argued that …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health stakeholders in Lango Sub-Region have called for stronger regional leadership, greater public awareness and improved access to treatment as Uganda steps up efforts to address the burden of sickle cell disease, it said on Oct.5 in a media statement. The call was made …

  Kampala, Uganda | NEWS CORRESPONDENT | A contribution of Sh 30 million by dfcu Bank towards the completion of the Archbishop Kiwanuka Empowerment Centre in Kitovu reaffirms its commitment to supporting institutions that empower communities, develop practical skills, expand economic opportunity and contribute to Uganda’s long-term socio-economic development. The contribution was …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded Uganda’s Consul General in Mombasa, Kenya, Ambassador Herbert Kiguli, to Luzira Prison over allegations of causing a financial loss of sh494 million to the Government and abuse of office. ‎‎‎ Kiguli, 59, appeared before Principal Magistrate Christopher Opit at the …

ATIMA: You find a parent paying a lot of money thinking the child is in an international school, yet the school is offering something different Kampala, Uganda | URN |  The Ministry of Education and Sports intends to tighten regulation of international schools, with institutions offering both foreign and Ugandan curricula required …

  BISHOP: Tell Balaam to go to seed schools, community schools, but not to Church of Uganda-founded schools. What we agree with the parents is what we will do because what we want is for our children to learn.   Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Anglican Bishop of Soroti Diocese, …

  Twinomugisha said the Inspectorate has recovered more than Shs41 billion through its Ombudsman function, stressing that the recovery was separate from its anti-corruption work.   Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has backed Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara’s approach to fighting corruption, saying the campaign …