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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Medical and Dental Practitioners Council (UMDPC) is suggesting a national assessment system for medical students as part of the reforms in education. It is of the view that the national assessment will be part of the strategies to enhance the quality of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Agricultural Research Organization has signed cooperation agreements with 10 seed companies through which it will multiply and disseminate authentic and certified seed varieties developed by the organization. The agreements were signed on Thursday at the organization offices in Entebbe. The accredited seed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rubaga Hospital is ready to commence organ transplants once the government grants it the required accreditation. The hospital last year sought accreditation from the Ministry of Health but it is yet to be granted. The Hospital’s Executive Director, Dr. Julius Luyimbaazi on Thursday broke the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 30 Ugandans have been trafficked and recruited to fight as rebel mercenaries in the ongoing Myanmar People’s Defense War, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. John Mulimba, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Affairs revealed that the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | John Walusimbi is the new Chief Executive officer- CEO of the Uganda Cricket Association- UCA for the next three years. Walusimbi, a former Senior Operations Manager at KCB Uganda Limited, takes over the role from Alan Mugume who has served the Uganda Cricket Association as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The expiry of the Inspector General of Police- IGP Martin Ochola’s contract has sparked debate at Naguru police headquarters on who is likely to replace him. Ochola is serving his second term of three years ever since he replaced Gen Edward Kale Kayihura on March …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has hit at members of the Uganda Law Society-ULS for overstepping their mandate. This is after the lawyers called for an  Extra Ordinary Meeting to discuss the independence of the Judiciary. Kiryowa Kiwanuka wants the lawyers to respect the boundaries and …

Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 523 reformed warriors in Kotido district received iron sheets from the ongoing distribution campaign by the Office of the Prime Minister across Karamoja sub region. Kotido district received a consignment of 17,316 pieces of iron sheets to be given out to 523 beneficiaries …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The government and the donors for the construction of the  Kampala-Jinja Expressway and Kampala Southern Bypass project are yet to finalize negotiations on the terms. The project will be developed under the Private Public Partnership arrangement projected to run over 30 years. It will …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has recorded a surge in the number of industries following key infrastructure improvements at the Namanve Industrial and Business Park in Mukono District. The government has been implementing key infrastructure developments at Namanve through contractor-facilitated financing arrangements. They include tarmacking over 44 kilometres of road networks, bridges, …