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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal City and Kabarole District leaders have announced measures to contain the spread of Ebola. Currently six suspected Ebola patients are admitted in the Isolation Unit at Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital awaiting results from their samples that were taken to Uganda …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Works and Transport has announced an extension of the closure of the Karuma and Ayago bridges by one week. The two bridges were set to be temporarily closed to all traffic by Monday to facilitate the installation of expansion joints. In …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cases of malicious damage to property and criminal trespass related to land wrangles have dropped in Luwero district. In November 2024, Jasper Muwonge Aligawesa deployed three surveyors to survey, open the boundaries, and erect mark stones on the disputed land. But the grandchildren of …

JINJA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Conjoined twins have died at Jinja regional referral hospital. The babies were delivered by caesarian section at Kiyunga health center IV. They were joined together in the stomach all through to the chest areas. Their mother, Amina Mukyala who is currently admitted at Jinja …

Oyam, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Myene Sub County in Oyam district have rallied parents to give a second chance to the teenage mothers. More than 5,000 girls between 12 to 16 years were impregnated in Oyam district when schools were closed as a measure to forestall the …

GULU, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Coffee farmers in the Acholi sub-region have been advised to prioritize irrigation if they are to reap more from coffee growing. Lillian Wanican, a coffee trainer and nursery bed operator, says that many coffee plants end up dying in the Acholi sub-region because farmers …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Elias Nalukoola Luyimbazi, the National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer for Kawempe North, by-election has said that his priority will be legislating laws and holding government accountable in Parliament. The campaign rally was held at Mbogo playground on Saturday, and attended by NUP leaders …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe Grade One Magistrate Court has granted bail to 23 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP). The supporters were arrested on Monday and charged with damaging a police vehicle, disrupting traffic flow, and common nuisance. They were arrested at the NUP offices …

BULIISA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The vice-president of the Uganda North American Association (UNAA), Charles Bukenya Muvawala, has been found dumped in Buliisa District. Muvawala was reportedly abducted on Wednesday from Happy Boyz Bar in Nakulabye in Kampala at around 1:00 am. However, Muvawala, who is also a supporter …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is taking a major step towards combating child labour in agriculture with the launch of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’s DIGICHILD Index. This innovative tool uses Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to pinpoint communities at high risk of …