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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The re-opening of health training institutions has been characterized by low student turn up. The students were supposed to return to school yesterday after more than two months of being at home following the government’s move to institute a 42-day lockdown due to the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medical teaching institutions in the country are set to conduct a vaccination for all students. This follows a decision by President Yoweri Museveni to reopen medical schools after a 42-day nationwide lockdown that ended last month. The decision was based on the need to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Borrowers in sectors that are still experiencing heavy effects of COVID-19 and containment measures against the pandemic, will have credit relief measures extended by another 12-months, according to the Bank of Uganda. At the onset of the pandemic in Uganda last year, the local …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A team of lawyers has petitioned the High  Court in Kampala demanding the production in court of Ugandan blogger Fred Lumbuye Kajubi. They argue that Lumbuye is being held illegally, in facilities managed by the government of Uganda, where his rights to personal liberty …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Kampala and Metropolitan Affairs, Kabuye Kyofatogabye has said that the leadership of Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and the Ministry are set to meet arcade owners who have failed to fulfill requirements for reopening. Kyofatogabye was today speaking at the Uganda Media …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Supreme Court Justices Rubby Opio-Aweri, Faith Mwondha, Dr Lillian Tibatemwa, Ezekiel Muhanguzi and Percy Night Tuhaise have dismissed with costs an application by Bank of Uganda to substitute Crane Bank (In Receivership) with Crane Bank (In Liquidation) in a pending appeal. (Click to read full …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Wakiso district councilors have refused to pass the 320 Million Shillings Covid-19 supplementary budget. During the council meeting held on Thursday, the Wakiso LC V chairperson Matia Lwanga Bwanika presented the supplementary budget and requested the council to approve it. He told the councilors that …

Rukiga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Rukiga district are worried about their plantations following the spread of the banana rust thrips disease to their area. The disease has affected several banana plantations in Bukinda, Kamwezi, and Rwamucucu sub-counties and Muhanga town council. An infected plant starts with changing from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP President Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has asked the government to reopen schools as soon as possible to avert what he called a waiting catastrophe. Speaking on Friday at the party headquarters to remember the lives of his supporters who have died in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed Uganda Cranes head coach Milutin Sredojević Micho has today summoned a preliminary squad of 30 players for the upcoming 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The squad summoned saw several players make a return to the national team after spending time without receiving a …