Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lira District is holding a 29-year-old man in connection to the death of his wife. Licinia Akirapa Aweri, a 30 year- old community paralegal with Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum was discovered dead in their home on Thursday morning. Boniface Aweri, …
Read More »Prime Minister Nabbanja creates excitement at Kalerwe market
Orders and laughter mark Nabbanja’s first public appearance as Prime Minister Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Prime Minister of Uganda Robinah Nabbanja has made her first public appearance at Kalerwe market where she officiated at the distribution of mosquito nets to vendors who sleep in the markets. …
Read More »OLYMPICS: Delta variant identified in Ugandan case
Tokyo, Japan | XINHUA | The Ugandan Olympic team member who tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Japan has been confirmed to have infected with the Delta variant, Japan’s Olympic Minister Marukawa Tamayo said here on Friday. The Ugandan man in his 50s, reportedly a coach in the nine-member …
Read More »Two arrested for inciting mob against Covid-19 patient
Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Agago district has arrested two suspects for allegedly leading a mob to attack a covid-19 patient. The incident happened on Thursday at Tee Kato trading centre in Lira Kato parish, Agago district. It is alleged that the patient, a resident of Lagar …
Read More »Farmers in Acholi start early preparation for second planting season
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers in Acholi sub region have started early preparation for this year’s second planting season. The second plating season mainly starts at the onset of the second rainy season which commences in early June annually. Most farmers in the Acholi sub-region have started clearing their …
Read More »Sembabule policeman survives mob after battering woman
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An officer in charge of Kyera police post, Kyeera sub-county in Sembabule district has survived lynching by an angry mob after he badly beat a woman in the area. Gaston Bogere, narrowly survived lynching on Thursday evening after he pounced on Juliet Tumwesigye, a resident …
Read More »Nakasongola district suspends emyooga programme over Covid-19
Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakasongola district has suspended the activities of Emyooga programme over the surge in COVID-19 cases. At least 80 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Nakasongola district. One of the four cases detected at district headquarters was an asymptomatic case by a staff working at …
Read More »Kiruhura district sets new guidelines to curb spread of foot and mouth disease
Kiruhura, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiruhura district foot and mouth disease taskforce has issued a set of new guidelines to curb the spread of the disease. Kiruhura has been under total quarantine and ban since the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in December last year. This was done to …
Read More »Four convicted for escaping from Koboko prison
Koboko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Koboko district Grade One Magistrate Court has sentenced four inmates to two years in jail for escaping from lawful custody. On Wednesday, 18 inmates escaped from Gbukutu government prison in Koboko district. Four of the escapees were recaptured as eight others fled to the …
Read More »New sub counties in Soroti directed to share budgets with mother units
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new administrative units which are expected to start operations in July in Soroti district will share budgets with their mother sub-counties, according to new guidelines issued by the district. The sub-counties that have been idle for more than one year after their elevation had …
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