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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of funding and competing priorities are delaying the government’s efforts to decentralize cancer treatment in Uganda, the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, heard Wednesday during her tour at Uganda Cancer Institute. In 2018, the government announced plans to establish five regional cancer treatment centers in …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of students at Gulu University’s Faculty of Agriculture and Environment will receive training to breed black soldier fly larvae for poultry feed production using unsold mango pulps. The University produced 12 tons of mango pulp in a pilot project last year which was …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stephen Aseera, the Buhaguzi East Member of Parliament in Kikuube district is on the spot for alleged land grabbing. The MP is accused together with Charles Ochaki Nyabongo and Job Muhumuza, of illegally processing a joint title for 127 hectares of land covering three villages …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Parliamentary Caucus has called for a special inquiry into the allocation of 3.6 square miles of land to private investors for the palm oil growing project in Masaka district. The contested land is home to close to 1,000 residents of Nakigga, Birinzi, and Kasanje …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC Independent Electoral Commission has issued the long-awaited roadmap for the election of new office bearers. The term of office for the current officials expired this year. Although the previous general assembly had left in place an Electoral Commission, the election …

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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lack of vigilance towards halting the spread of Ebola has persisted in the central business district of Kampala, despite the 15 confirmed cases, and this has prompted medical personnel to propose a lockdown of the city. On Tuesday, doctors under the Uganda Medical Association proposed …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cultural beliefs and misconceptions have been pointed out as the major factors hindering the fight against mental illness in the Acholi sub region. According to experts, many people take long to seek medical treatment for mental illness, but instead go to traditional healers and the …

Kassanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kassanda district council on Tuesday approved a supplementary budget of 305 million Shillings for the fight against Ebola. The budget was passed and approved at a special council sitting chaired by Speaker Godfrey Katumba. The money will be used for surveillance, response to alerts, awareness …

Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six suspects are in police custody for alleged impersonation during the just concluded police probation constable recruitment exercise in the Lango sub-region. During the recruitment exercise, candidates were required to present their original identification and education documents. They were later subjected to a screening exercise …