Poor mobilization delays operationalization of Moroto blood bank

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans to establish a blood bank in Moroto district have suffered a setback as the community remains negative about donating blood, largely due to ignorance, officials have said. Moroto District Health Officer Dr Hans Lokaale, says the district with support from Doctors without Borders, has organized several blood donation campaigns …

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Security heightened along Uganda-DRC border ahead of New Year festivities

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security surveillance on the shores of Lake Albert in the Bunyoro sub region, which shares a porous border with the Democratic Republic of Congo. The heavy deployment of police, Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF and personnel from sister security agencies is visible mostly at landing sites bordering DRC …

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Issa Weekend, but whose year was it?

And the award goes to…Just like 2020, this year was not a walk in the park for the entertainment industry. Now it is that time of the year, when Andrew Kaggwa and Isaac Ssejjombwe send some flowers for they that hustled hard. Producer of the year – Nessim Weekend by Eddy Kenzo, Mbeera by Levixone […]

MC Jerry collaborates with Nina Roz in Ovaawa

By Reporter MC Jerry has dropped Ovaawa collabo featuring Nina Roz. This is MC Jerry’s second song as ge continues to step up his Emceeing and singing career. Who is MC Jerry? MC Jerry's journey started in Eastern Uganda when he worked at Ko TV, followed by spots on NBS Radio and Smart FM before […]

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Kiryandongo man arrested for stabbing wife to death

Kiryandongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiryandongo have arrested a 40-year old man for allegedly stabbing his wife to death. The suspect identified as Joseph Lutaaya is a resident of Panyadoli village in Panyadoli parish, Mutunda sub county, Kiryandongo district. It is alleged that Lutaaya picked a quarrel with his wife Mary Habuya, 36, …

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Gulu district struggling with unsafe abortions

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu district health department is battling with unsafe abortions due to persistent increase in teenage pregnancies. Statistics from the Gulu district and City health departments indicate that a total of 474 cases of unsafe abortions among teenage girls were registered between 2020 and 2021. The statistics were obtained from …

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Sports sector budget allocation to increase to UGX25Billion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Education and Sports Hamson Obua has said that Cabinet has agreed to increase the budget of the sports sub-sector from 10 Billion to 25 Billion Shillings. Obua revealed this on Wednesday during a virtual meeting with heads of sports federations and the National Council of Sports. …

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s divorce becomes official

A court in Los Angeles has made Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver’s divorce official 10 years after they separated following the actor-turned-politician’s infidelity, US media reported Wednesday. Celebrity news site TMZ said the pair’s divorce proceedings took a particularly long time because of the number of financial assets to negotiate. Shriver, a journalist and the […]

Somali army kills 9 al-Shabab militants in Middle Shabelle region

Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday killed nine al-Shabab militants and wounded several others after fighting inside Balad town in the Middle Shabelle region, 36 km northeast of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said. Balad District Commissioner, Khadim Ali Nur told Somali National News Agency (SONNA) that the militants attacked …

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