Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Atleast 3 women with mental disabilities are reportedly infected in Gulu District daily with HIV. The prevalence of the HIV in the District is at 14 percent, with 27,000 tested persons living with the infections, according to the report by the Gulu District Health Department. …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Local Government Ministry has extended the contract for the construction of Kitgum Central Market by five more months. This stems from a request by China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd through SABA Engineering PLC, the project consultant for more time to complete the multi-billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Lack of adequate infrastructure and the high cost of land are keeping the cost of housing high, even as the developers have plans for low-cost houses. Uganda has a housing deficit of about 2.1 million units, with the low and medium income-earning Uganda being the …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Mental Health Uganda (MHU) is concerned about the rampant cases of mental illness in the country resulting from alcohol and drug abuse.  Mental Health Uganda is an advocacy organization for people that use mental health services. Derrick Kiiza, the Executive Director of Mental Health Uganda …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Private health facilities in Soroti City are reaping big from patients in need of X- ray and ultra-sound scan services. This follows the breakdown of the X-ray machine at Soroti Regional Referral Hospital for more than a year now.  The ultra-sound scan machine at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament on Monday approved several new tax measures including an 8 percent levy on fish maw exports, 5 percent levy and 10 percent levy on processed gold and unprocessed minerals respectively. The House also approved a proposal for landlords to file separate returns from each rental …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Principal of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of Makerere University Prof. Josephine Ahikire has asked the minister of Information and National Guidance Judith Nabakooba to intervene and have the Uganda Communication Commission (UCC) reinstate the university’s radio.  Speaking today at the Department …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament on Monday declined to approve the External Trade (Amendment) Bill, 2021 under which government proposed to levy US Dollars 0.4 per kilogram of exported maize brand, wheat bran, cotton cake and different by-products of the milling industry. The tax proposal was rejected after the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Martyrs University Dean of law School, Prof. Fredrick Jjuuko has tasked media practitioners not to handle acts of militarism against journalism lightly. Jjuuko warns that the recent efforts by media managers intended at solving the continued brutalization of journalists by security personnel through football …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The brutality by security personnel against journalists in the line of duty has dominated discussions on press freedom in Uganda during the commemoration of World Press Freedom Day.  Established by the United Nations-UN in 1993, the World Press Freedom Day serves as a reminder to governments …