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 Arua, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Chief Magistrates Court in Arua has granted a non-cash bail of 20 million Shillings to Vicar General of Arua Catholic Diocese Monsignor Kasto Adeti, who is accused of assaulting and causing grievous harm to Fr. Lazarus Ejoyi. His two sureties, Fr. Sabino Diku the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  MPs who have not yet used up the 20 million Shillings given to them as facilitation for their COVID-19 activities, have been given an ultimatum to return the money to Parliament by May 27. A letter dated May 12, the Clerk to Parliament Jane Kibirige …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Burundi has ordered the expulsion of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) expert team backing the country’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, just days before a presidential election. The foreign ministry, in a letter to WHO Africa headquarters and seen by AFP on Wednesday, said the …

Rukungiri, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Rukungiri Police have impounded four trucks carrying more than 400 pieces of timber from Butimba Wood Center valued at Shillings 25million. The impounded timber is believed to have been cut illegally from Imaramagambo National Forest in Bwambara Sub County in Rukungiri district. Police acted on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Four million Ugandans could lose their jobs if the Coronavirus pandemic persists for the next six months, according to the business climate index published by the Economic Policy Research Centre. EPRC conducted a survey, sending questionnaires electronically to 147 businesses which are a panel of …

Serere, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Teso Paramount Chief Emorimor Augustine Osuban has urged his subjects to desist from acts of violence against children and women. Speaking with our reporter at his home in Serere district, the Emorimor said he was saddened by the acts of violence meted on women and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in huge financial pressures on radio stations across the country with little or no revenue from advertisers, the main source of income for the broadcasters. Several businesses have come to a standstill since the lockdown which started in March. The …

Godfrey Sserwanja, the Hoima District Education officer-DEO told Uganda Radio network that they approached the Rapid Assessment survey team to have the teachers tested since the teachers interact with many people more especially the children they teach saying it was crucial for the health ministry to engage teachers in the …

UPDATE UGANDA 🔸 13 new cases (truck drivers) ✳ 65,275 tested ✳ 139 Confirmed cases ✳ 55 Recoveries ✳ 0 deaths SOURCE MOH Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has just confirmed 13 new COVID-19 positive cases, the second time in a week that this high …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu district leaders have bowed to demands for food relief by commercial sex workers as the extended national lockdown by government continues to bite. The affected group came up earlier to cry for help saying many of them were starving and pleaded to be classified …