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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has spent over 1 billion shillings to hire two tents being used for plenary sessions due to covid-19 restrictions. In March last year, Parliament sittings were shifted from the main chambers to the parking lot to observe the COVID-19 standard operating procedures. The legislature has …

National Health Insurance Scheme seeks to achieve health equity among all Ugandans in the formal and informal sectors Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Experts have said that the public and the politicians that passed the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) bill which is touted as one that will enable Uganda to achieve health …

Appreciation was mainly driven by inflows from offshore investors, NGOs, coffee export receipts and non-financial institutions amidst demand from oil Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Shillings current strength against the United States Dollar is causing discomfort within the business community, considering how it might boost or affect their operations. The Uganda …

Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rubirizi Resident District Commissioner Harriet Nakamya has closed Maria Sedes Sapientiae Kindergarten School for flouting the Covid-19 standard operating procedures. The school had opened to other lower classes including the nursery section contrary to the guidelines set by the Ministry of Education. In February, the Cabinet …

Luwero health center IV was upgraded to hospital status to improve service delivery in the district Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luwero district council has suspended the operations of the private wing at Luwero hospital over abuse and extortion of money from patients. In the 2019/20 financial year, Luwero health …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people from the same family have been struck dead by lightning in Mayuge district. The dead who are residents of Sagit Island in Jaguzi sub-county have been identified as Patrick Wambi aged 35, his wife Brenda Nantanda aged 28, their two children Emmanuel Wamuno aged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has commended Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), for standing up to the executive and moving with the gender-related bills that have been passed. Kadaga was speaking at the awards ceremony at Parliament where UWOPA celebrated members for their role in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ivan Ssempijja has been elected the new Guild President of Makerere University. He replaces Julius Kateregga. In an election that was organized both physically and online, Ssempijja, a fourth-year student of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery defeated two other candidates in the race. Ssempijja garnered 3,112 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government plans to collect 22.63 trillion Shillings with over 20.83 trillion coming from tax revenue in the coming financial year 2021/2022. This is to help finance the 44.77 trillion Shillings budget passed by parliament. The approved budget is a decrease by 714.9 billion (1.6 percent) compared …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasese district are holding a 28-year old woman accused of stealing a 3 weeks year old baby. The suspect is Loice Katusiime, a resident of Kidodo, Kasese municipality and is now being held at Kasese central police station. The child belongs to Nelia Nyakato …