Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Society in Uganda has called on the government to immediately ban the use of agrochemicals that have been identified as harmful to human and animal life, or banned in other countries. These include glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides like Roundup, Rodeo Aquatic Herbicide, and …
Read More »Katuna border post contractor accused of sub-standard works
Katuna, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The company contracted to upgrade the Katuna one-stop border post in Katuna town council, Kabale district is on the spot for substandard work. The project to upgrade Katuna border started in 2011. After handing over phase one of the 10 Billion Shillings One-Stop Border Post …
Read More »Stray lions trigger panic among residents in Nakapiripirit district
Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Namalu town council in Nakapiripirit district are living in fear following the invasion of lions in the area. On Friday night, an unspecified number of lions believed to have strayed from Pian Upe game reserve attacked a cattle kraal in Namalu town council …
Read More »Harmful pesticides threaten apiary business in Rubirizi district
Rubirizi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Beekeepers in the Rubirizi district are concerned about the death of bees resulting from the use of pesticides. Vincent Kakye, the General Secretary Magambo Beekeepers Association says the district is experiencing a decline in the population of bees because of the use of harmful pesticides. …
Read More »HIV/AIDS prevalent among inmates in Northern region
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on HIV/AIDS in the Parliament of Uganda is worried about the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs), and Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) among inmates in the Northern region. The committee says that cases of STIs including gonorrhea and syphilis were widely …
Read More »Lawyers disagree with Museveni over judicial independence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of lawyers have disagreed with President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni over his statements questioning the independence of the Judiciary. According to lawyers, the judiciary’s independence should not be questioned or subject to the amendment because it is provided for under the constitution. On Wednesday …
Read More »Mothers in Kotido warned against starving children for food aid
Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mothers in Kotido district have been warned against starving their children so as to benefit from food and cash relief from well-wishers. Development partners like the World Food Programme-WFP recently started giving 50 kilograms of food, 3 liters of cooking oil, and cash vouchers of …
Read More »Uganda registers 4 more Ebola cases, tally reaches 15
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Ministry of Health said it had registered four more cases of the deadly Ebola virus, bringing the country’s total number of confirmed cases to 15. The ministry said in a tweet late on Saturday there are 29 active cases on admission and 19 deaths, …
Read More »Old Kampala Mosque gets sign-language interpreter
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Old Kampala Mosque has secured employed a sign language interpreter to enable the hearing impaired during prayers. In the past, the hearing impaired were never given priority leaving many stuck during Friday prayers. Hajji Nasser Ssebugwawo, the sign language interpreter and a teacher at Uganda …
Read More »Judiciary yet to allocate 2021 election petitions for fresh hearing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary is yet to identify judges who will be allocated 15 election petitions that were sent back to the High Court for a fresh hearing. Following the general elections of 2021, the Judiciary registered 160 petitions at the Parliamentary and local Council levels. …
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