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Karamoja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  A large swarm of desert locusts estimated to cover 100, 000 acres have entered into Uganda and settled in the districts of Karamoja sub region in north eastern Uganda.    According to the Amudat District Senior Agricultural Officer, Joseph Marimoi, the locusts entered through Karita …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Bishop of Kasana Luweero Diocese Paul Ssemogerere has condemned the people who are taking advantage during the difficult times of the Coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic to seek benefits. Bishop Ssemogerere says that benefiting in such a crisis is an evil before God and people …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Business confidence in the country has fallen sharply for the first time since January 2017 as companies come to terms with Coronavirus (COVID -19) wave, a survey has shown. The Purchase Managers Index (PMI) for March 2020, a survey published by Stanbic bank and mainly …

Mbale, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health workers at Budwale Health Centre III in Mbale district have deserted the facility over failure to travel to work.      Since the ban on both public and private transport in a bid to stop the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID -19), the health …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Health workers attending to Coronavirus (COVID -19) suspect cases at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital are to be Isolated.  Dr. Celestine Barigye, the Mbarara regional referral hospital Director says medics who  attend to suspected Coronavirus cases will be stopped from going back to their homes because …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Markets in Kalerwe have adopted strict measures to be able to resume work few days after the Minister for Kampala Affair Betty Amongi ordered for their closure. On Friday Amongi ordered for the closure of the over 10 markets at  Kaleerwe which include Bivamuntuuyo, Akwata Empola, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | nThe Uganda Police Force has said they will start enforcement to make sure people jogging stick to social distancing regulations. Following the confirmation of COVID-19 cases in Uganda, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned all public gatherings, public and private transportation and asked Ugandans to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Several Christians around the country celebrated Palm Sunday in the comfort of their  homes for the first time without shaking Palm leaves in celebration for Jesus Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem. On this occasion as described in the book of Matthew in the bible, Palm …

Kampala, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT | Moses Bayola, the General Secretary of Uganda journalists Association (UJA), condemned some journalists who accepted cash from businessman Ham Kiggundu who on Saturday offered sh100m to help efforts to control the COVID-19. The journalists  were covering the launch of the distribution of relief food to be given …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Residents of Bwaise, a suburb of Kampala are upbeat after receiving relief food from the government as a way of mitigating the challenges caused by the Coronavirus (COVID -19) lockdown. The distribution had delayed a bit as leaders including the minister in charge of Kampala …