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Minister Aceng, Musasizi face off over drug stock-outs in hospitals

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng and her counterpart, Henry Musasizi, the State Minister for Finance in charge of General Duties have disagreed in Parliament over factors occasioning stock out of essential drug supplies in hospitals. During plenary sitting on Wednesday, Dr. Aceng presented …

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Gulu hospital registers surge in maternal, infant deaths

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers in Acholi sub-region are struggling to manage high cases of maternal and newborn deaths. Peter Mukobi, the Director of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital told URN in an interview that they lost at least 60 mothers, and 900 newborn babies in the region last …

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Koboko secondary school teachers protest missing salaries

Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of secondary school teachers in Koboko is up in arms against the district authorities for non payment of their salaries for varying months. The affected teachers told Uganda Radio Network that some of them have gone without pay for more than three months, …

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KITGUM: 70 percent of learners drop out before P7

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Learners in Kitgum district are struggling to complete Primary and Ordinary level of education, a new report has revealed. The transition report by Fred Owot, the Kitgum District Education Officer-DEO notes that only 30 percent of learners enrolled in Primary One sit Primary Leaving Examinations-PLE …

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African leaders agree on operational strategy to fight al-Shabab in Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Four African leaders on Wednesday resolved to jointly plan a decisive operational strategy against al-Shabab and mobilize regional support for timely, decisive operations against the extremists in Somalia. Presidents Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia, William Ruto of Kenya, Djibouti’s Ismail Omar Guelleh and Ethiopia’s Prime …

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Minister Amongi’s UGX 6 billion request irregular: NSSF Board

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Shs6 billion request by the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, to facilitate activities to expand the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) was irregular, the NSSF board chairperson, Peter Kimbowa, has said. He made the revelation while appearing before the select committee …

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LOP calls for parliament probe into pension fund

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Leader of the Opposition in Parliament (LOP), Mathias Mpuuga, wants Parliament to institute an inquest into the management of the pensions fund for retired civil servants. Meeting members of the Uganda Parliamentary Forum on Social Protection who called on him on Wednesday, 01 February …

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LUWERO: Parents furious as UNEB withholds results of 132 candidates

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The headteachers of Kisazi Primary School in Makulubita sub-county and Kasana Junior Primary school in Luwero town are under fire from parents following the decision by the examination body to withhold the PLE results of their children for alleged examination malpractice. Last week, Uganda National …

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