Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Unknown gunmen have abducted three people and stolen 40 heads of cattle in Amuru district. The gunmen are said to have conducted separate raids in Oforo, Kampala landing site and Atoro villages in Amuru sub county over the past week. Denis Tookema, a resident …
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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luweero district council has rejected a proposal to use the COVID-19 facilitation from area Members of Parliament to buy food and clear allowances for members of the COVID-19 task force. Each member of Parliament had received 20 million Shillings from the Parliamentary commission to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust, a Ugandan democracy and human rights watchdog has petitioned the East African Court of Justice challenging the appointment of Justice Jane Francis Abodo as the Director of Public Prosecutions. Jane Francis Abodo was appointed DPP by President Yoweri Museveni in March …
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Kampala, Uganda | Khisa Isaac | In a bid to enable customers access milk products without leaving their homes to curb the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, milk processor, Fresh Dairy, has unveiled a free home delivery services for both its Fresh Dairy and Brookside products. The service dubbed ‘Staysafe Stay healthy’ will …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government will start free distribution of face masks next week. Robinah Nabanja, the State Minister of health for General duties says the distribution will be done in phases starting in the border districts and then roll out to other parts of the country. Last …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament on Tuesday approved a supplementary budget of 33 Billion Shillings for the current financial year 2019/2020. The budget will cater for maintenance of several Kampala Capital City roads, interventions for street children and others. The funds were approved during a plenary session chaired by …
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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katakwi General Hospital has received a Digital Mobile X-Ray equipment to help in managing Tuberculosis and other illnesses. The equipment worth 108 million shillings was procured by the Ministry of Health with support from the Global Fund. It uses artificial intelligence to identify individuals likely …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Local Government Raphael Magyezi has said his office is determined to fight cases of corruption which is overwhelming in the local Government. Magyezi was on Tuesday presenting the status of implementation of the National Resistance Movement Manifesto in the area of local …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans who wish to return from abroad have been given the green light. It will however not be an evacuation, as they are expected to meet both the cost of their flights and institutional quarantine, sources as the Ministry of Health say There are several …
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🔺 May 26th – new COVID-19 cases 31 🔺 Total confirmed cases 253. 🔺 23 new cases are from the Points of Entry 🔺 8 new cases are contacts to previously confirmed truck drivers. 🔹20 positive foreign truck drivers (16 Tanzanians and 4 Kenyans) sent back 🔸Total COVID-19 Recoveries: …
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