Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Noelene Namugwanya had just had her first baby three months ago when her cousin Honoranta Nakato delivered five babies through a Caesarian section at the Women’s Fertility Hospital in Bukoto. On October 19, 2018, her quintuplets had arrived early at only seven months. But, that …
Read More »Makerere drops to 16th position in Africa University rankings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University is now ranked 16th on the African continent and 1,225th Globally, according to the July 2019 Ranking Web-Webometrics, the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institutions in the world. The July edition is the second edition of the year 2019 to show that …
Read More »Russia donates 53 food delivery trucks to WFP in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Food Programme-WFP has received 53 light and 10 heavy-duty KAMAZ trucks to add to its delivery fleet, thanks to a donation by the Government of Russia. The vehicles worth USD 10.2 Million (38 billion Shillings) will be used to respond to emergencies in …
Read More »Coffee bill offends socio-economic rights-Lawyers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyers have chipped in on the ongoing discussion of the National Coffee bill 2018, saying it hamper the socio-economic rights of Ugandans once enacted in its current form. The National Coffee bill 2018 seeks among others things to provide for the registration of commercial …
Read More »Kabaka calls for boost to restoration of cooperatives
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II has asked the government to re-engage communities in the quest to restore cooperatives. He said that the cooperative movement was the engine for Uganda’s development in the past and that it needed to be revived to help …
Read More »Museveni didn’t clear development of Lusanja land– Witness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni never cleared the development of Lusanja land. Testifying as a witness in the consolidated petitions of the Lusanja land evictions, Irene Birungi an official from State House said the people who claim ownership of the land have been developing the area but …
Read More »MP Cecilia Ogwal pins Gen. Tumwine on alleged attack
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dokolo Woman Member of Parliament Cecilia Ogwal has told the rules committee of Parliament that that Security Minister Gen. Elly Tumwine no longer respects Parliament, an institution which he has served for more than 30 years. Ogwal was appearing before the committee that was tasked …
Read More »Government sides with Finasi in Lubowa hospital saga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has said it is not worried about the scuffles between the Special Purpose Vehicle Finasi/ROKO as long as the construction of the International Specialized Hospital of Uganda is ongoing. Parliament early this year approved a loan guarantee of 1.4 trillion shillings to Finasi/ROKO, …
Read More »MPs to summon parliament security officers over CCTV footage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Rules, Discipline and Privileges Committee of parliament has resolved to summon security officers attached to parliament to explain errors in the CCTV footage pertaining a confrontation between Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine and Dokolo Woman MP, Cecilia Ogwal last week. This follows a review …
Read More »Government sides with finasi in Lubowa hospital saga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has said it is not worried about the scuffles between the Special Purpose Vehicle Finasi/ROKO as long as the construction of the International Specialized Hospital of Uganda is ongoing. Parliament early this year approved a loan guarantee of 1.4 trillion shillings to Finasi/ROKO, …
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