Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  20 Congolese nationals have been arrested in Kasese District for illegal entry into Uganda.    Joshua Masereka the Deputy RDC Kasese says security personnel acted on a tip-off from residents in Kisanga A, Nyamwamba division in Kasese Municipality.    Masereka adds that some of those …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Several Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in Kitgum Municipality have remained nonfunctional, one year after they were installed. The cameras were installed as part of a countrywide security plan following a presidential directive as a measure to help curb urban crimes and heighten security in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  People working in the petroleum industry or living near petroleum facilities are at increased risk of developing several different cancer types, according to a new report by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the UN World Health Organization (WHO). The findings add …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition in which the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of Congo sued the Ugandan government over the sale of its properties in the suburbs of Kampala. The Embassy had sought to recover a number of its properties that were …

Kampala, Uganda | Isaac Khisa | The national society will focus on financial and institutional sustainability, system coordination and service delivery Leading humanitarian organization, Uganda Red Cross Society, has unveiled a new five-year strategic plan 2021-2025 with key focus on financial and institutional sustainability, system coordination and service delivery. The plan is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The National Social Security Fund-NSSF has invited local suppliers to take up opportunities worth 826 Billion Shillings that it plans to spend on procurement for products and services in the year 2021/2022 financial year. The planned projects include real estate, which will take 779 billion …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament has passed a 12% tax on internet data.  The tax measure is contained in the Excise duty amendment bill 2021 that among other things has introduced a 100 shillings’ tax on every liter of fuel. The new tax proposals also repealed the daily 200 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  An estimated 51.4 percent of people living in the Central and South Western Uganda have suffered from some sort of hearing impairment. This is according to the Otolaryngology Society of Uganda. The Otolaryngology Society is an organisation that brings together professionals that treat patients who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has asked member states to address youth vulnerability amidst the high unemployment and limited livelihood opportunities.  The IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu says that the young people are particularly vulnerable to being mobilized into destructive occupations such as ethnic …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Researchers at Makerere University have embarked on a study to establish how advertising of fizzy drinks and snacks targeting children, can be regulated to safeguard children against the likely danger in these processed foods.  Dr Gloria Seruwagi, a Makerere University Behavioural Scientist who is the …