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Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Kisoro district Ebola surveillance officials are concerned about the partial withdrawal Ebola screening volunteers deployed by Uganda Red Cross Society-URCS from the Uganda-Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC borders. Red Cross had deployed Ebola surveillance staff at seven entry points including Bunagana, Chanika, Kanombe Ntek, …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has canceled the design of 0.46km Tito Okello Lutwa in Kitgum Municipality. The road named after Uganda’s former President Gen Tito Okello Lutwa is among the three kilometres road network selected by Kitgum municipal council to be constructed under Uganda …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Activists believe that the HIV Control and Prevention Act has increased the criminalization of people living with HIV in Uganda. The Act, which was enacted five years ago, criminalizes HIV transmission, attempted transmission, and behaviour that might result in transmission by those who know their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A Boda boda rider is in the custody of Kawempe police station for illegal possession of a Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF chain commonly known as dog tag. The suspect is Paul Mugerwa, a resident of Kiganda Zone in Kawempe Division of Kampala district. According to …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Parliament Commission is seeking an additional 103 billion Uganda shillings to conduct its committee oversight work and train staff. Budget projections for Parliament for the financial year 2020/2021 stands at 567 billion compared to last financial year’s 497 billion shillings which indicates an …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  At least 26 schools in Masaka district did not score a single first grade in the 2019 Primary Leaving Examination-PLE results released on Friday, January 17.    According to figures released by  the Uganda National Examination Board-UNEB, the entire Masaka district had a total of …

Lango, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Authorities at St John the XXIII Hospital Aber have announced their plans of starting up a Training Institute for nurses with an emphasis on Competence Based Learning.  Commonly referred to by the locals as Atapara Hospital, Aber is determined to protect its patients through interpersonal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua Municipal officials have decried the high failure and absentee rate among candidates in the 2019 Primary Leaving Examination negatively affected the overall results. Out of the 2639 candidates registered with 1222 from South Sudan and DR Congo nationals, 2613 sat for the examination, while …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A Psychologist, Sister Jane Francis Nantamu has told Court in Kampala that Brian Bagyenda, a pharmacist on trial for murder needs psychotherapy treatment from a conducive environment rather than prison. Bagyenda is charged alongside Innocent Bainomugisha, a Cleaner and a Casual Laborer Vincent Rwahwire, for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces have taken over construction of Biddabugya health center 3 in Nakaseke district as part of activities to mark Tarehe Sita anniversary . In 2016, residents of Kasangombe sub county in Nakaseke embarked on a community lead project to construct a new …