Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Districts in greater Luwero are facing a shortage of Covid-19 vaccines. On Tuesday this week, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng re-echoed the need to seek vaccination after she confirmed seven cases of Omicron COVID-19 variant. Aceng said that the new COVID-19 variant is not severe among people …
Read More »NSSF’s Stephen Mwanje named CFO of the Year
The in-person CFO Awards returned this year at the Kampala Serena Hotel Kampala, Uganda | Ian Katusiime | After they were held virtually last year, the Deloitte ACCA Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Awards bounced back this year as an in-person event at the Kampala Serena Hotel where Uganda’s Finance Awards leaders …
Read More »GIZ supports 45 SMEs to upgrade health and safety standards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The GIZ Employment and Skills for Eastern Africa (E4D) program through the Consortium of E360 Group Limited and LMS Certification Services Ltd have launched a project to support 45 Ugandan companies improve their health, safety and environment standards and practices, executives said on Dec.8 in a …
Read More »Parliament directs on formation of Communications Tribunal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker, Anita Among, has tasked government to expedite the establishment of the Communications Tribunal. The tribunal is mandated to handle complaints relating to the decisions of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) as provided under Sections 60 and 64 of the UCC Act. “I …
Read More »UN chief calls for end to identity-based discrimination to prevent genocide
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for an end to identity-based discrimination, among other measures, to prevent genocide. Today, genocide remains a very real threat. The international community has repeatedly failed to respond collaboratively, swiftly and decisively to prevent genocide and related atrocity crimes, …
Read More »Apac leaders top list of emyooga defaulters
Apac, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political leaders in Apac district have come under the spotlight for defaulting Emyooga funds. Through Emyooga, the government sought to support 18 categories of associations, namely: boda boda riders, women entrepreneurs, welders, taxi operators, fishermen, journalists, veterans, performing artists, and elected leaders among others. In …
Read More »Byabashaija promotes 2,700 prisons officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services-UPS has promoted 2,755 junior officers. They include 106 Chief Warder class III promoted to Principal Officer One (P.O. I), 13 Chief Warders Twos promoted to Principal Officer Two (P.O. II), and 198 promoted from Chief …
Read More »Monkeypox outbreak declared in eastern DR Congo
Kinshasa, DRC | Xinhua | The government of Maniema, a province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), officially declared Thursday the monkeypox outbreak. With 191 monkeypox cases, including 24 deaths, reported since September 27, 2021, Afani Idrissa Mangala, the acting governor of Maniema, declared in a statement the outbreak …
Read More »Legal Brains Trust petitions DPP over tax evasion trial against Basajjabalaba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust, has petitioned the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP Jane Frances Abodo demanding explanations why the tax evasion case against businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother has not resumed. In a petition signed by Legal Brains Trust Chief Executive Officer Isaac Ssemakadde, he contends …
Read More »U.S. court rejects Trump’s bid to conceal records from House Jan. 6 committee
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | A U.S. federal appeals court ruled Thursday to reject former President Donald Trump’s bid to block the National Archives from turning over his administration’s records to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously …
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