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Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The government will review the prices of food relief supplied to people affected by the covid-19 lockdown.  Musa Ecweru, the Minister of State for State for Relief and Disaster Preparedness, the government will no longer accept exorbitant prices of food from the suppliers.   The decision …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A new platform has been created by global Youth HIV charity organization LetsStopAIDS to help vulnerable communities across the world access information about Coronavirus Disease (COVID -19) pandemic in local languages. The inventors of the platform, named HeyCOVID19.com, say that they came up with the …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Masaka Catholic Diocesan Bishop Serverus Jjumba has challenged Ugandans to use the current lockdown as a moment of true reflection and reforming their ways. Bishop Jjumba was speaking during the celebration of Easter feast, from Our Lady of Souls Cathedral at Kitovu in Masaka Municipality. …

Kigezi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Coronavirus pandemic has put countries across the world at the same level, a big lesson, according to clerics in Kigezi sub region. Delivering his Easter Sunday sermon the Kabale based Voice of Kigezi, the Bishop of Kigezi Diocese, George Bagamuhunda, says the pandemic has …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Security has been beefed up along the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC in Kasese District as cases of Coronavirus Disease continue to surge in the country, that is equally battling a fresh outbreak of Ebola. So far, 215 people in DRC …

Kiryandongo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Prison warders have shot dead an inmate of Kigumba government prison in Kiryandongo district. Paul Ssenyonjo had been on remand on charges of stealing cattle.  Four other inmates who tried to escape with the deceased were arrested. They are Jonan Agasa, Rogers Nowa, Godfrey Bakowa …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Persons living with disability in Gulu district are demanding for sign language interpreters involved in the sensitization exercise on COVID -19. Their concerns come after no sign language interpreter has been included among the team going out to sensitize the local community on COVID -19. …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Secretaries General of all Political Parties represented in the Interparty Organization for Dialogue (IPOD) have called upon goverenment to excerise transparency and Accountability as they handle relief distribution in the country. These including Forum for Democratic Change FDC’s Nathan Nandala Mafabi, Gerald Blacks Siranda of Democratic Party, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Kampala Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga has asked Christians to continue fasting as the country fights the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.   Lwanga made the call on Sunday while leading the Easter Mass at Saint Mary’s Cathedral Rubaga in Kampala.  Archbishop Lwanga led prayers with limited priests following …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The former Principal Judge Jeremiah Herbert Ntabgoba has died.  According to a statement released by the Judiciary Spokesperson Solomon Muyita, Justice Ntabgoba died on Saturday night at International Hospital Kampala. The deceased also has been battling diabetes and pneumonia for long. Court of Appeal Judge, …