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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Officials at the Mulago School of Nursing and Midwifery have complained that the facility that opened in 1955 is stuck with diploma courses even with advances made in clinical training over the years. Eva Nampiima, the Principal at the school said that initially …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The absence of remand homes in most districts in the country has led to delays in the disposal of Juvenile cases, according to the Judiciary Annual Performance Report for the financial year 2022/2023. The report, a requirement under the Administration of the Judiciary Act, 2020 requires …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fire has gutted the Hoima Chief Magistrates Court premises in Kijungu cell, Hoima City destroying several case files. The fire which started around 6 a.m. on Saturday is said to have started from the archives of the High Court, a few meters from the Albertine region police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Railways Corporation has received 20 refurbished flatbed wagons which will be used to revive the Kampala-Dar-es-Salaam route. The wagons were refurbished by a Ugandan company; MOFR Engineering Solutions Ltd at a cost of just over 1 billion Shillings (288,000 US Dollars) provided by …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Elders in the Karamoja sub-region have for the first time appointed a cultural head. Until the appointment, the Elder’s Council was the supreme body in charge of the cultural affairs of the region. The Karamoja Cultural Leader, to be known as Papaa Angasuban was selected by representatives of …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of members of parliament from the Acholi sub-region say they will reject the extension of the deadline for evicting migrant cattle keepers in the Acholi sub-region. The MP’s reaction followed a communication that President Yoweri Museveni had extended the deadline for the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala District Land Board Chairperson David Balondemu has been remanded to Luzira Prison for obtaining money by false pretense. Appearing before the Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA hall Court on Friday, Balondemu was also charged with conspiracy to commit a felony with lawyer Eric  …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition Matthias Mpuuga has asked the Parliament of Uganda to find a durable remedy to the problem of missinger persons by debating and exposing the rampant systematic human rights violations. He challenged government to account for the persons who went missing …

Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT |  A regional media regulatory platform has been launched with the aim of harmonising media standards and to create an independent media in the East African Community. The platform dubbed the East Africa  Press Councils (EAPC), serves as an umbrella body bringing together media regulatory …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ugandan banking sector registered a growth of 8.4 percent in assets over the last financial year leveraging the high inflation that saw private sector borrowing slow down. The resilience of the sector also came amidst weak economic growth prospects and elevated geopolitical tensions …