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Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Shillings 1.8 billion project that was proposed by government to mitigate the flooding at Elegu border town in Amuru district is yet to kick off three years after the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding-MOU.  In 2018, Amuru district signed an MOU with the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The World Health Organization (WHO) has listed two more versions of the AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving the green light for them to be rolled out globally through the COVAX facility, set up to ensure equitable access to the drug across the world. …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Several residents in some parts of Kitgum Municipality have raised concern over water shortage.  This follows an irregular supply of water since the month started by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation- Nwsc. The situation has since affected several households, business premises and learning institutions, …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Police in Hoima is holding a woman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death.  The incident happened in the wee hours of Monday morning at around 1.00AM in Kiryatete cell Hoima West Division Hoima City. The suspect is Dorcus Mbabazi, a resident of the same …

Busia, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Business grounded to a halt at Busia Municipal council offices on Monday when more than 50 cloth traders held the mayor, Hassan Bwire Opio hostage for almost three hours demanding that the authorities allocate them lockups in the newly built Busia market.  It came after …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Bank of Uganda has extended for six months effective April 1, 2021 the Credit Relief Measures that the banking industry offered their borrowers to help them overcome the impacts of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy. The Bank will also extend its financial …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The police director for crime intelligence, Brig Chris Damulira, has revealed that people abducted by security operatives are likely to face terrorism charges in courts of law. Abduction, which is the forceful carrying away of a person without following lawful procedures, has been rampant since …

Nebbi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Cotton Farmers in Parombo Sub County Nebbi district are bothered by the uncertainty about weather and prices for their produce this season.  More than 2,000 cotton growers in the area had poor yields as a result of bad weather characterised by excessive rainfall. And, as …

Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  Norah Langa,  now said to be 113 and one of the oldest living Ugandans, owes her salvation to the late Janan Luwum, the former Archbishop of the Church of Uganda. She believes that her salvation journey wouldn’t have been possible if their paths had not …

Kagadi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Management of Kagadi General Hospital is stuck with a body of yet to be identified man.       A nurse at Kagadi General Hospital who spoke to URN on condition of anonymity since she is not authorized to speak to the press says the …