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Independent Members of Parliament have rejected a proposal that calls for individuals who want to contest as independents to resign from political parties 12 months before elections.

Total Uganda contracted NEWPLAN Limited to carry out the mapping and valuation exercise. It rolled out operations around April 2018.

The facility that receives about 100 expectant mothers on a daily basis for antenatal care, has only one blood pressure machine which is used to detect the condition.

At least seven people have been killed in the raids according to Rex Achilla, the Resident District Commissioner Kaabong.

Parliament has approved four backbench commissioners who were nominated by their party leaders and emerged as unopposed candidates.

Last month Olony said that he had been summoned by court on phone to testify since he was in charge of the cell where Zaake was being detained.

The health centre is the only one facility in Kakabara Sub County serving a population from 37 villages and from neighbouring Sub Counties. It receives between 100 to 200 patients daily.

The National Council of Sports needs an annual budget of shillings 196 billion to fund all the 48 associations effectively and runs its own activities in 2019/2020 financial year.

According to the road-map released by the Electoral Commission, the update of the voters’ register will take place on May 27th 2019 while consultative meeting with LC1 chairpersons on 29th May 2019 and consultative meeting with other stakeholders including political parties, religious leaders and Civil Society Organizations on 30th May.

John Robert Okello, the South Division Representative argued that the budget was suspect because it never speaks about the activities to be implemented.

The plan involves strengthening operational support to negotiate better access to communities; increase support for humanitarian coordination; and bolster preparedness and readiness planning for the Goma region, and in countries that share borders with the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The leaders argue that there are plans to spend the money in question yet roads and other vital projects have stalled due to lack of funds. The move has also angered residents who want the plan shelved.

The border triangle which is a homeland to the Turkana and the Pokot of Kenya, the Karimojong of Uganda, Daasanach of Ethiopia and Toposa of South Sudan, is reported to host eight million out of an estimated 36 million small arms and light weapons in civilian hands.

After becoming a successful candidate two weeks ago for the post of Assistant Enforcement Officer in Kotido Municipal Council, Lepera resigned from the position of being Speaker and Councillor.