Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over 100 conductors attached to Global Bus Company are likely to remain unemployed even when the suspension on public transport is lifted. Both private and public transport was suspended in March as one of the measures to control the spread of coronavirus disease. However, …
Read More »Kasese leaders want geological study carried out on Rwenzori Mountain
Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kasese district have asked government to establish a geological study on Mountain Rwenzori as the area remains prone to continuous floods. The leaders have made the call after heavy rains that occurred few days destroyed a lot of property and displaced thousands …
Read More »Butchers, abbatoirs defy minister’s directive on kaveera use
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butchers continue packing meat in polythene bags despite a ban by the government. In March this year, the State Minister for Animal Industry, Bright Rwamirama directed butchers to stop packaging beef in polythene bags, a decision aimed at minimizing contact between the buyer and …
Read More »UGANDA: 4 new cases, 36 truck drivers sent back at border
UPDATE UGANDA 🔸 4 new cases 🔸 36 not allowed into country ✳ 264 Total Confirmed cases ✳ 63 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four new COVID-19 cases have been recorded by the Ministry of Health. Two of the four confirmed cases were picked from the community during the ongoing Rapid …
Read More »Court rejects Tumukunde’s request to direct state to expedite investigations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City Hall Magistrates Court has rejected pleas by Lt. General Henry Tumukunde to direct the state to expedite investigations into the treason and illegal possession of firearms charges slapped against him. The former Security Minister was appearing before the court this morning for the first …
Read More »Proposed relocation of market splits Ntungamo municipality leaders
Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Ntungamo Municipality have disagreed over the proposed relocation of the Banana Market. Mayor Jacob Kafureeka wants the market shifted to his land in Kiziiko, a move that has been rejected by the councillors. Last week, the municipal enforcement team ordered matooke traders to …
Read More »Police officer colleague on murder of Wakiso businessman
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Constable Stephen Wafula has been implicated by three police officers for murdering Wakiso businessman, Vincent Serungi, who was gunned down on March 31, 2020. He is being pinned by Assistant Superintendents of Police Joseph Kamukama, Patrick Mugume and police Constable Isaac Kabosi after spending two …
Read More »Environmentalists storm police post over degradation of swamp
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Environmentalists from Wakiso district have stormed Gobero Police Post in Kakiri Sub County demanding an explanation why people have continued cultivating in the swamp adjacent to the station despite physical demarcations and numerous warnings from the District Natural Resources department. Permanent pillars were raised on …
Read More »Age limit appeals fixed for hearing via video conferencing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of three Judges of the East African Court of Justice will hear consolidated appeals challenging the scrapping of the presidential age cap from the Ugandan Constitution. A notice issued by Yufnalis Okubo, the Registrar of the East African Court of Justice shows that …
Read More »Parliament questions move to solicit for funds from workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has demanded that the National COVID-19 Response Fund immediately withdraws a letter seeking money from salaried employees to help in the fight against the coronavirus disease. The National COVID-19 Response Fund recently reached out to employers asking for their support to collect at least …
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