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Asuman Basalirwa to contest for speaker of parliament

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Opposition Members of Parliament have endorsed Bugiri Municipality MP Asuman Basalirwa, and Kioga County MP Moses Okot Bitek, for the position of Speaker and Deputy Speaker respectively. This was during their caucus meeting on Thursday chaired by the Leader of Opposition, Mathias Mpuuga at …

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Katakwi LCIII chairperson, councilor appointed RDCs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two local council leaders in Teso region are among the new Resident District Commissioners-RDCs appointed by President Museveni. In Katakwi, the LCIII chairperson of Palam sub county, Emmy Ojirot, and the district male councilor representing Ngariam sub county, Francis Okwameri, were appointed as Deputy RDCs …

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Ankole local leaders petition president over welfare

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The sub-county and town council chairpersons from districts making Ankole region have formed an association through which they have petitioned the President over their low monthly remunerations. The association they named Ankole Lower Local Councils Association met for the first time in a meeting held …

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Urban council speakers want monument constructed in memory of Oulanyah

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Urban Council speakers want the government to construct a monument in remembrance of the fallen Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah. The Speakers under their umbrella body Uganda Urban Council Speakers Association (UUCSA), where Oulanyah was a patron, say Oulanyah was a principled man who served …

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UPDF, FADRC to jointly protect DRC road project

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF and Congolese army have agreed to jointly offer protection to the road construction project in Eastern DRC. On Wednesday, the joint forces received the contractor, DOTT Services Limited. Last year, President Museveni and his DRC counterpart Felix Tshisekedi, commissioned the …

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Several pupils reported injured in Pallisa school fire

Pallisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fire whose cause has not yet been established broke out in a girls dormitory at Pallisa Girls Primary School. Located in Kaucho ward of Pallisa town council in Pallisa district, it is the second time the school is going into flames in as many years. …

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Shortage of genexpert machines hampers TB diagnosis in Omoro

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Omoro District Health Department is stuck with thousands of sputum samples collected from locals for Tuberculosis (TB) tests due to the shortage of genexpert machines. Genexpert machines are used for detecting the presence of TB bacteria on sputum samples collected from suspected TB patients. The …

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Judicial officers asked to help distressed companies survive

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judicial officers have been asked to support the survival of companies in distress instead of issuing decisions that lead to their extinction. This comes as companies continue to struggle to pay off bank loans and other obligations like suppliers and salary arrears, and other lagging …

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