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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | An independent commission of experts has announced that wild poliovirus type 3 has been eradicated across the world. The announcement made on World Polio Day today represents a historic achievement for humanity following the eradication of smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. There are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) will spend up to 208 million Shillings every month to rent offices at the newly constructed Kingdom Kampala Building, along Nile Avenue. The Commission is a statutory body mandated to eliminate discrimination and inequalities in Uganda. It is also …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Unknown people have attacked Makerere University student activist Siperia Mollie Saasiraabo. Saasiraabo who is also the Guild Representative Councillor for the School of Psychology was attacked on Wednesday night near Complex Hall. The student leader was together with other 14 female students handed letters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The State Health minister has instructed regional referral hospital authorities to install cameras at wards to address the challenge of extortions in hospitals. Hon. Sarah Achieng Opendi, the state minister for Health made the pronouncement in an interview on Thursday. She says that a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Uganda is preparing to hold a conference on antimicrobial resistance next week, a week later they will also hold the annual scientific conference. The two come after big international health conferences on Universal health coverage and Oone health happening in the country a month …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas (CSCO) has snubbed the Environment and Social Impact Assessment- ESIA, on the planned East African Crude Oil Pipeline, saying its lacking in all aspects. The 1,443km crude oil export pipeline will transport Uganda’s crude oil from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Buganda Kingdom is demanding 1.7 billion shillings from Mukono district local government as arrears for occupying the institution’s buildings. In 2015, the district agreed with Buganda officials to exempt it from paying rent for the the buildings that had occupied, but only consider new …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The World Bank has threatened to withdraw funding for the infrastructural upgrade at Coronation Park, a public space in Lira town, as a result of an unresolved dispute on its management. The facility, located opposite the main Market along Obote Avenue, is currently managed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The State Minister for Health General Duties, Sarah Opendi has tasked Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Management Board to address the encroachment on the hospital land. Speaking at the inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the members of the board on Wednesday at Masaka hospital, Opendi …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has demanded a forensic audit of Gulu University. The MPs fault the University for operating without a master plan and proper financial management procedures. Their queries arise from an audit of the University conducted by …