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Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Kasese Municipality Councillors have asked the government to give a special grant to the district a year after it was ravaged by floods. The councillors say several revenue sources that included open markets near river Nyamwamba, Kilembe mines factory among other avenues were destroyed by last …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Kitumba Sub County in Kabale District are struggling to access services at Bwama Health Centre III.  Located at Bwama Island in the middle of Lake Bunyonyi, Bwama health centre III serves residents from Kitumba sub-county and Bufundi sub-county in Rubanda district.   However, there …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Deputy Attorney General Jackson Kafuuzi Karugaba has said ministers can only continue working if President Museveni issues a special instrument allowing them to work. The term of ministers, the Vice President, the Prime Minister among others expired on Tuesday ahead of President Museveni’s swearing-in ceremony …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda is most likely to be fully re-opened in 2022 after at least 4.8 million people have been fully vaccinated. At the moment, the country is still under a partial lockdown with some sectors still closed. Sectors like the entertainment and performing arts are still …

UVA: Focus should be on containing diseases at this point in time Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The national association of veterinary doctors of Uganda (UVA) have advised the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry not to rush to conduct a livestock census without their input. In a statement, they …

Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Six people have been arrested in Kazo District after they were found selling a drug purported to be treating Foot and Mouth disease. During the same operation, as conducted by the National Drug Authority, up to 10 boxes of a drug labelled Anti-efmdi drug were confiscated. Dr …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Players within the education sector have suggested  that the government should first increase capitation grants before scrapping charges levied on parents in institutions implementing universal education.      This followed a pronouncement by President Yoweri Museveni, during his inaugural speech as he starts a new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The World’s 5000m and 10,000m record holder Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei will compete in the Golden Spike event in Ostrava, Czech Republic.  The event, a World Continental Tour Gold Meeting slated for May 19th will also attract other world stars including the world’s Male athlete of the …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Dozens of expectant mothers in Kyebe sub-county and Kasensero Town Council are stuck after health workers there abandoned the facilities as a result of floods. The floods that had initially cut off Kyapa-Kasensero road intensified last week following the persistent rainfall in the area. This is …

Museveni asks African countries to solve continent’s security problems. ‘We can defend Africa if we act together and act right’ Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT, URN & PSCU |  President Museveni has asked African leaders to think about solving the security threats that several African countries face.    In his address …