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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Renowned Uganda Cranes fan, Jackson Ssewanyana alias Uncle Money is in trouble in connection to the death of Siraje Hakim Tumusiime. He is accused of clobbering to death Tumusiime, a mechanic at Munaku-Lubya, Rubaga Division, in Kampala on August 16, 2019. Ssewanyana is locked up …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has boosted Uganda’s Ebola efforts with a donation of 5.5 Billion shillings. The committed funds will be spent in supporting the Ministry of Health conduct surveillance at its border with Democratic Republic of Congo. Patricia Rader, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new study has warned of inequalities in access to improved water and sanitation facilities among Ugandan households. While the report says majority of Ugandans (75%)can access water from improved sources, less than 20% have access to piped water. The survey under the theme …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Electoral Commission has opposed a proposal by government to delay polls in newly created districts and constituencies until the next round of general elections. This is one of the proposals in the Parliamentary Elections Amendment Bill, 2019. However, on Tuesday, a delegation from the Electoral …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Ronald Ssebulime is protesting the decision by the Director of Public Prosecution to withdraw murder charges against State Minister for Information, Communication and Technology Ida Erios Nantaba. Ssebulime, who was riding a motorbike, was arrested and handcuffed before being …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The United States slashed down its funding support to Uganda in 2018 by more than 3 Billion shillings below what it disbursed in 2017. The support fell from 3.6 trillion shillings in 2017 to 3.3 Trillion shillings in 2018. According to the Third Report …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University’s former Head of Commercial law and Deputy Dean of School of law  Dr. Rose Mwebaza of Uganda has been appointed the new Director of the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), the implementation arm of the UN Framework Convention on climate change …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The President of the Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Ekwaro Obuku has revealed that they are pushing for a new policy to govern internship. While they managed to garner a lot of achievement from the 2017 doctors’ strike, Obuku says they have failed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Human Rights Committee have been blocked from accessing suspected Safe Houses in Nkokonjeru, Kyengera and Nalukolongo. Led by the committee Chairperson Janefher Egunyu Nantume, the MPs on Tuesday drove to the facilities in the company of journalists only to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has increased the deposit insurance limit from the current 3 million to 10 million shillings. This is the amount of money that is put aside to cater for misfortunes like the closure of a bank, as a guarantee that depositors can be …