Yumbe, Uganda | URN | Rising cases of teenage pregnancy, early marriages, school dropout and gender-based violence in Yumbe District have prompted stakeholders to launch the Brave Girls 2026 campaign aimed at protecting girls and keeping them in school. According to statistics from Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights stakeholders in …
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Soroti, Uganda | URN | Health authorities in Soroti City have raised concern over resistance from some schools as Uganda’s five-day mass measles-rubella vaccination campaign gets underway. The nationwide campaign, which started on Thursday and runs until October 5, targets children aged between nine and 59 months, with health workers …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The World Health Organization’s decision to remove Uganda from its list of countries facing severe health worker shortages has attracted mixed reactions, with stakeholders divided over the opportunities and risks that come with exporting Ugandan health professionals. The WHO’s Health Workforce Support and Safeguards List, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The water sector is making measurable progress across the country, but lawmakers say there is a deeper last-mile crisis in which entire communities remain without reliable safe water. The warning came after Water and Environment Minister Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire presented the ministry’s performance for …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda has partnered with MAC East Africa to provide financing for schools seeking to acquire buses, easing the upfront capital burden associated with learner transportation. The School Bus Financing Partnership was launched at Protea Hotel Kampala recently under the theme “Driving the …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala has ordered Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) to pay a sum of 123.916 million Shillings in damages to the family of a street vendor who drowned in the Nakivubo channel while attempting to evade a city enforcement operation nine years …
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Kabale, Uganda | URN | All is set for the episcopal ordination and installation of the new Bishop of Kabale Diocese, Rev. Fr. Bonaventure Bosco Katusiime Gubazire. The ceremony is scheduled for today Saturday, October 3, 2026, at St. Ignatius University Kabale grounds along the Kabale-Kisoro Road in Mwanjari, Southern …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | NCBA Bank Uganda has handed over 50 household water filters to 50 vulnerable families at Kasenyi Landing Site, primarily supporting families within the fishing community, as part of the Bank’s commitment to promoting healthier and more resilient communities. The initiative was implemented in partnership with …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | The Northern Uganda Diocese of the Church of Uganda plans to construct a new 1,700-seater cathedral in Gulu City at an estimated cost of Shs1.4 billion, while preserving its existing cathedral, which was built more than a century ago. The proposed cathedral is intended to provide …
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Gulu, Uganda | URN | Public servants should not fear Local Government Minister, Balaam Barugahara’s ongoing anti-corruption campaigns if they are innocent and transparent in the execution of their duties, Minister of Public Service Gen (Rtd) Edward Katumba Wamala has said. Katumba made the remarks on Thursday in Gulu City …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
