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Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ntoroko district has imposed a two-week quarantine following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease- FMD.  The most affected areas are Butungama, Bweramule, Rwebisengo, Karugutu and Lake Semuliki. According to the guidelines, the movement of livestock and livestock products into and out of Ntoroko district …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition Members of Parliament have scoffed at Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja for banning the distribution of relief food by politicians during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. Early this week, Nabbanja stated that politicians were causing people to converge as they scramble for food, which exposes them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has received a five billion Shillings donation from Denmark to assist in the implementation of the Covid-19 resurgence response plan. The grant from Denmark will be managed by the World Health Organisation and used to support district coordination of the disease. The money is …

Lamwo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspected South Sudan security personnel are reportedly chasing Ugandan farmers from their gardens at the borders with Lamwo district. Reports indicate that the gunmen believed to be coming from Owiny-Kibul and Ingiji in the Central Equatorial State of South Sudan have in the past weeks …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) has today issued an Investment license and made available five acres of land in Soroti Industrial Park to enable Prof. Patrick Ogwang set up a Jena Herbals Ltd-factory. “Our focus is on supporting local investors. We believe that our …

Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several households in the Teso region continue to be displaced by floods due to flooding of Lake Kyoga. The affected residents live along the shores of Lake Kyoga in the districts of Kalaki, Kaberamaido and Serere. Last year, the lake burst its banks affecting gardens, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Investigations into the Natete bar brawl in which one person was shot dead have pinned three people including a UPDF soldier attached to the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence-CMI. Magidu Mugwanya, a 43-year-old resident of Kibumbiro B zone in Busega parish in Rubaga division was gunned …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II has faulted local leaders in the region for fueling the rising cases of environmental destruction. Rwot Acana says local leaders from the village level up to the district are actively engaged in issuing receipts, movement documents …

Amolatar, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Flash floods caused by the rising water levels of Lake Kyoga and Kwania have displaced over 4,000 families in Amolatar district. The floods have submerged several kilometers of the district’s land and roads, disconnecting a number of communities from accessing social services. Unlike last year …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Musa Khalil, the Khadi of the Acholi Muslim district has called for the protection of young girls against teenage pregnancies and early marriages during the COVID-19 lockdown. The Khadi decried the rampant cases of sexual abuses that were and are being meted on young …