Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Oulanyah, has urged government agencies to focus their research studies and recommendations on the plight of the common man. According to the Speaker, a number of reports presented by agencies to Parliament do not adequately capture the concerns and issues …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arthur Masuaku’s first Premier League goal ended Chelsea’s eight-match unbeaten run as West Ham United earned a dramatic 3-2 win at the London Stadium. West Ham, who also scored three times against Liverpool last month, turned this match around after trailing twice to Chelsea, who …

Namutumba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | George Tulilaba, the LC1 chairperson of Namukooge village, Mazuba sub-county, Namutumba district was killed and his body dumped outside a shrine in the neighboring Igelela village. The deceased’s lifeless body was sighted by children who had gone to fetch water from a neighboring swamp. They …

Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitgum District Security Committee headed by the Resident District Commissioner, William Komakech, has issued a one-week ultimatum to pastoralists to vacate the area. The order was issued on December 3, in implementation of an earlier order issued by President Yoweri Museveni on November 20, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dozens of passengers who arrived at Entebbe International Airport from Johannesburg aboard Uganda Airlines on Friday, are frustrated after learning that the airline did not load their luggage after check-in. Under normal procedure, check-in bags are carried through a conveyer belt and sorted on the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has intensified surveillance measures on most of the points of entry to curb the spread of Omicron, a new COVID-19 variant, the Minister of Health has said. While presenting a statement on the Floor of Parliament on 02 December 2021, the Minister of …

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania’s Private Health Laboratories Board on Friday announced the suspension of 114 health laboratories over poor performance. “The 114 laboratories across the country have been suspended pending their improvement that will enable them to deliver high standard services,” said Dominic Fwiling’afu, the registrar of …

Harare, Zimbabwe | Xinhua | Zimbabwe will start administering COVID-19 booster shots to frontline workers, people with chronic diseases, and the elderly with immediate effect, a senior Ministry of Health and Child Care official said on Friday. The announcement came as the country on Thursday confirmed its first case of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Dec.02, Buganda Kingdom renewed its partnership with Kansai Plascon Uganda, following the end of the first partnership contract. The three-year cooperation between the two parties was announced by the kingdom Prime Minister Charles Peter Mayinga, and Plascon’s Managing Director Santosh Gumte at a press …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has banned the movement of livestock in Amuru district. The Minister of State for Animal Industry, Lt. Col. Bright Rwamirama says that the directive follows complaints of illegal entry of livestock and invasion of the non-native herdsmen commonly known as balalo in the …