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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital has run short of COVID-19 vaccine doses.  Already 3,720 people have received their first dose at the hospital. The vaccination exercise runs from 8am to 5pm every weekday. However, on Friday, the centre closed at 2pm because there were less than …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Health (MOH) has named Nakapiripirit the worst performing district in terms of vaccinating people against the Coronavirus (COVID-19).  Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng said the district if followed by Bukwo and Kaberamaido with the lowest figures.  Dr. Aceng also listed the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health for General Duties Dr. Joyce Moriko Kaducu has said she is not happy with the way nurses are carrying out the COVID-19 vaccination. According to the minister, nurses are showing naivety in carrying out vaccination. According to Dr. Kaducu, many nurses …

Takaful is a co-operative system of reimbursement in case of loss, organized as an Islamic or sharia compliant alternative to conventional insurance Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The regulations that will guide the establishment of Takaful, the kind of insurance that employs Islamic principles for members to contribute money into …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen Paul Lokech has transferred and appointed 254 senior police officers to various positions. In his message released at the weekend, Gen Lokech has appointed Commissioner of Police-CP Kato Paul Tumuhimbise as the new deputy director in charge …

Homicides in Acholi sub region are more rampant in the rural areas than urban centers and youths are the main perpetrators Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The residents of Gulu have raised concerns over the rampant cases of homicides in Acholi sub region. According to statistics obtained from police in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Authority Speaker Abubaker Kawalya has declined to convene a council sitting to fill positions on the Kampala District Land Board after the Minister for Kampala vetoed appointment of two members over allegations of fraudulent land transactions. Kawalya says there is an …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The district engineer of Kotido, Paul Logole is in trouble following his attempt to illegally take some of the grounded district vehicles to Kampala. Three grounded vehicles including one fuel tank were intercepted by police in Kotido on Friday night as they were being taken …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has launched a governance forum aimed at promoting tolerance and political pluralism in states and among member states. The forum launched on Friday at Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel in Entebbe called on member states to promote tolerance, political pluralism, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has said at least 25 Ugandans are on the red list of International Criminal Police Organization- Interpol for committing transnational crimes. Charles Birungi, the acting director Uganda National Central Bureau commonly known as Interpol-Uganda told Uganda Radio Network (URN) in an exclusive interview …