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OPM sends relief supplies to Kasese flood victims

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kasese District has received relief items from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) for distribution to persons affected by floods that devastated the area during the week.   More than 120,000 people mainly from Karusandara sub-county and Bulembia-Kilembe Division were displaced and their crop gardens …

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Woman isolated for wandering in long-haul trucks parking yard

Kayunga, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A Woman who was found wandering in a designated parking yard for long-distance trucks, last evening has been quarantined in Kayunga District.   Florence Nakayenza, 27, a resident of Mpumudde-Kyampisi Kangulumira sub-county was sent to the quarantine centre at Namagabi primary school after recklessly touching a …

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Gov’t has injected less than UGX 200b into UDB since 2015

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda government has injected less than 200 billion Shillings as a capital contribution to the Uganda Development Bank (UDB) over the last five years, the institution’s published financials show. This is despite the fact that leaders – including President Yoweri Museveni – have been lyrical …

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Learners struggling to access self- study material in Teso

Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several people in Teso Region are struggling to cope with the alternative learning methods that were zeroed on by the Ministry of Education to keep children learning during the ongoing lockdown.   A number of approaches have been adopted since the closure of schools on March …

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Uganda airlines still busy despite lock down-CEO

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Airlines is busy with startup activities amidst the nationwide lockdown and global travel restrictions, according to management. President, Yoweri Museveni banned both incoming and outgoing passenger flights at Entebbe International Airport on March 25th 2020 as part of the measures to curb the spread of …

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Landslides claim three, displace severalo in Kween

Kween, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Landslides have claimed the lives of three people and injured several others in Kween district. The landslides occurred in Konba Village in Kere Parish in Tuikat Sub County after Sundet and Kere Rivers burst their banks following heavy rains that pounded the area on Saturday. …

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Three rescued from Makindye building

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Three people have been rescued alive from a building that collapsed on Saturday evening at Kiwempe Zone in Kansanga in Makindye Division in Kampala. One of those rescued has been identified as Alex Kabanda, according to the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigire. Godfrey …

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