Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has formally written to the Speaker of Parliament returning the National Social Security Fund Bill, 2019 with proposals for amendment. Oulanyah revealed the contents of Museveni’s letter dated 26th August, 2021 during the Tuesday plenary sitting saying that he had received …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Around the world, an astonishing one in four people are dying from conditions related to thrombosis. And even when the condition doesn’t kill, it can dramatically affect the quality of life of the person who suffers from it. Thrombosis is the formation of …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni will address the nation tomorrow September 22 on COVID-19 and the measures being taken to control it. The address is set for 8pm. He is expected to address the long standing issue of a closed education and religious sector and …
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Khartoum, Sudan | THE INDEPENDENT | Sudan national TV reporting that there has been a coup attempt. News agencies reported this morning that Sudan government sources said there has been a failed coup and that measures are being taken to contain it. “Details are murky and given past experiences its …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Organizations promoting access to information and journalists have asked government to prevail over Public offices charging exorbitantly for access of information in Public interest. The Access to information Act provides that information should be mandatorily disclosed in Public interest at no fee. Although the …
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Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical workers in Kitgum District are unhappy over the delayed payment of their allowances as frontline workers in the fight against COVID-19. The government disbursed shillings 407 million to Kitgum District in July this year to facilitate emergency responses in the fight against COVID-19. …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district has registered an increase in Tuberculosis Treatment and cure rates giving hope in the fight against deaths as result of the disease. According to the Luwero District health report, the number of patients who were enrolled on TB treatment increased from 65% …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is planning to reduce the age at which girls get the Human Papilloma Vaccines which protects against cervical cancer. At the moment, the vaccine is given to females aged nine years of age. However, the health ministry wants to start …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Natural Resources Committee want the National Water and Sewerage Corporation – NWSC to revise its terms of service and start supplying clean piped water in all town councils across the country. This comes after Eng. Silver Mugisha, the …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The remains of the Immaculate Mary Blessings Asio Angolonam Onebe have been laid to rest in Abalang Village, Ochero Town Council in Kaberamaido District. Asio’s body was discovered in a septic tank on September 9, 2021 at her matrimonial home in Muyenga, Kampala. She …
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