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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital will reopen to the public next month. The hospital had closed the outpatient, dental, optical, maternal and child care departments in March last year to focus on the effective management of COVID-19 patients. Before its closure, the hospital served a population …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Bugoye village, Ntenjeru sub county in Mukono district have stepped up surveillance to stop any further encroachment on Zirimiti central forest reserve. Residents stepped up their vigilance after about 30 men armed with machetes started clearing part of the forestland on Friday evening. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. John Chrysostom Muyingo, the Bamunanika County Member of Parliament and State Minister for Higher Education has distanced himself from the petition challenging the victory of his rival and former campaign manager, Robert Ssekitooleko. Ssekitooleko who ran on the National Unity Platform-NUP party ticket trounced the …

Farmers in Bunyangabu district are facing eviction due to family bickering on the rightful owner of the land Bunyangabu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 farmers renting land belonging to Andrew Bazalirwaki, a resident of Kakinga town council in Bunyangabu district are facing eviction by his son, John Kiiza, who …

South Sudan army picked up the Ugandans while cutting trees in a forest in Magwi county Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six Ugandan nationals are in the custody of South Sudanese authorities for illegal logging. They are Richard Otto, Gaetano John, Bosco Ouma, Michael Onono, Richard Otto and Geoffrey Kilama, …

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district local government 2021-2022 financial year budget is to reduce by 6.6 billion Shillings, equivalent to 15.1 percent. According to Patrick Besigye Keihwa, the Kabale district LC 5 chairman, the budget has reduced to 37,545,689,000 Shillings from 44,235,951,000 Shillings in 2021/2021 financial year. Tabling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Prof. Pontiano Kaleebu, the Director of Uganda Virus Research Institute-UVRI says testing samples for COVID-19 tremendously increased the institution’s publicity. But it was also the most tense phase in memorable history since the institute was established nearly a hundred years ago. UVRI is a national, …

Kakumiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 27 year old boda boda rider in Kakumiro district has been murdered in cold blood. The deceased has been identified as Jackson Tumusiime, a boda boda rider at Kikwaya trading center in Kikwaya sub county, Kakumiro district. The incident happened on Saturday night. It …

Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Kalemba, the outgoing Member of Parliament for Kakuuto County has donated a building to house a health centre in Kyakatuuma village, Mutukula town council. According to Kalemba, he had to hand over the structure in time, in preparation for his departure in June. The …

  Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maize produce dealers from the districts of Namutumba and Bugweri have asked government to skill them on proper storage techniques which they say will enable them to trade in quality grain within the local and regional markets. Their call comes just a few days …