Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament are demanding for the release of 568 land titles taken from residents of Masaka district by Uganda Electricity and Transmission Company Limited (UETCL) for mutation. The MPs under the Natural Resources committee who are on a field visit to establish the …
Read More »Kwania district receives UGX492 million to repair community access roads
Kwania , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district local government has received Uganda shillings 492 million to repair community access roads within the district. The money from the Ministry of Works and Transport under the Uganda Road Fund (URF) is for the financial year 2020/21. The poor state of roads …
Read More »Independent candidate in Kasese refuses to step down for NRM flag bearer
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kasese District Woman independent MP candidate who lost in the NRM party primaries has rejected calls to withdraw from the race. Mary Kabugho Kighotha was declared the winner with 40,791 votes against Sarah Ithungu Baleke’s 40,465 votes. However, Baleke petitioned the party’s electoral commission. …
Read More »EC speaks out on cancellation of ballot printing contract
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The decision by the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Asset Authority-PPDA cancelling the contract of printing ballot papers will not affect the 2021 general elections, the Electoral Commission has said. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an interview at their offices, Paul Bukenya, the …
Read More »The making of Uganda’s national 4IR strategy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | Uganda’s National Expert Taskforce on the 4IR has released a draft report on a planned strategy to guide the country in achieving the vision of becoming a 4IR hub and competitive upper middle-income country by 2040. The taskforce was launched by President Yoweri Museveni in …
Read More »Government to construct power sub station in Mbale industrial park
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Privatization and Investments State minister, Evelyn Anite has revealed government plans to construct a power substation in Mbale City industrial park to overcome the challenge of power outages. According to Anite, the substation will also help reduce the heavy costs of power for running …
Read More »Bududa approves creation of new district, 2 more constituencies
Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bududa district council has approved the creation of Namasho district and two more counties. The motion to create the new district and the two counties was tabled before council on Wednesday afternoon by the leader of government business Bududa District LC V Vice-Chairperson, Yonasan Bululu. …
Read More »Panic as Mukono laboratory technician succumbs to COVID-19
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers at Mukono General Hospital are in panic following the loss of their colleague to COVID-19. William Mule, who has been the coordinator of laboratory technicians in Mukono district, breathed his last on Wednesday morning while being transferred from Kiruddu hospital to Mulago National …
Read More »New Minister challenges Equal Opportunities Commission on access for the vulnerable
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Minister of State for Disability and Elderly Affairs Sarah Kanyike has challenged the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) to ensure persons with disabilities and older persons vote with ease in the next election. “We going into polls but we should ensure that persons …
Read More »Fort Portal health centers lack PPE, not observing SOPs
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government health centers in Fort Portal Tourism City are operating without Personal Protective Equipment –PPE and are no longer observing the Standard Operating Procedures– SOPs. Our reporter has visited at least six health centers in the city and discovered that most of …
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