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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ministry of health has not planned to vaccinate learners below the age of 15 years as previously communicated by their counterparts in the education sector. Previously, the ministries of education and health had announced that the government would carry out vaccination of all learners …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has withdrawn money laundering charges against Chapter Four Uganda Executive Director Nicholas Opiyo. Opiyo had been accused of fraudulently receiving a sum of USD 340,000 (1.2 billion Shillings) through the Chapter Four Uganda account in Absa Bank. The state said …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala is holding two security guards for allegedly defiling a 15-year old juvenile along Market Street plaza near Nakasero market in the city centre over the weekend. Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson has identified the two security guards as Hussein Otyeno attached to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police say they have arrested four additional suspects in Kampala in connection to the brutal killings in the greater Masaka region. Addressing journalists at police headquarters Naguru, Police spokesperson Fred Enanga said they have arrested four suspects who are part of the criminal …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Ugandans who had been convicted of human trafficking have been pardoned by the King of Thailand, His Majesty Maha Vajiralongkorn, as part of his generosity act to mark his 69th birthday. He has also given them air tickets to return home. According to Agnes …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A total of 157 volunteers have so far enrolled in a study happening in Masaka, one of the sites that have been selected to assess effectiveness of a vaccine against HIV in Africa. The study dubbed PrEPVACC is also happening in Mbeya and Dar-es- Salaam …

Nwoya, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elephants have trampled to death a 40-year old man in Nwoya district. The deceased has been identified as Celestino Odongo, a resident of Kole district. The incident happened on Sunday evening from Koch Lii sub county, three kilometers inside the Murchison Falls National Park in …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The skin of one of the 158 cattle that rustlers audaciously raided near State Lodge on the weekend, where President Museveni was has been found. The exhibit has been found by relatives of the director public prosecution Jane Francis Abodo, just a hundred metres from …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Poor adherence to the standard operating procedures put in place by the Ministry of Health to contain the spread of COVID-19 infections is to blame for the surge in infections in Teso sub region. Apparently, Teso region is currently the epicentre of COVID-19 infections. Dr. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education experts have asked the government to retrain lower primary school teachers before the reopening of schools. Lower primary classes have remained closed since March 2020 when the country was closed down to tame the spread of COVID-19. The learners had been scheduled to return …