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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj. Santos Okot Lapolo, the Gulu Resident District Commissioner has recalled all vehicle movement permits issued to motorists in the district citing abuse. Lapolo, who doubles as the Gulu District COVID -19 Taskforce chairperson says after reviewing modalities for issuing the permits, he will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several people are stuck at Mulago National Referral hospital after being discharged due to failure to get transport means back to their homes because of the nationwide lockdown. President Yoweri Museveni banned both private and public transport means on March 18th, 2020, as part …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As patients recovering from coronavirus COVID -19 are discharged and sent back home, there are worries that many are not well prepared for the communities they are facing back at home. Up to 46 people have so far recovered from the viral respiratory infection. …

Bukakata, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of people are stranded different landing sites in Masaka district after Lake Victoria submerged fishing villages. The affected landing sites are Lambu and Kaziru in Bukakata Sub County, that are currently inaccessible. All the pathways to the fishing villages are heavily flooded with high …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Ugandans and foreigners investing in factories to make tyres, shoes, mattresses, and toothpaste will be exempted from paying income tax retrospectively starting July 2019. This is contained in the income tax (amendment) bill 2020.  The amendment expands the list of businesses that enjoy this incentive …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Nakawa Market has started processing Identity Cards for all market vendors as one of the measures to heighten security and reduce crime in the market.  The Market chairman Christopher Okuni says that the measure will mainly protect vendors who spend the night in the …

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The clergy and Christians of the Archdiocese of Mbarara have welcomed the appointment of Lambert Bainomugisha as the new Archbishop of Mbarara. Bishop Bainomugisha, the auxiliary Bishop of Mbarara replaces the Most Rev Paul Bakyenga who is resigning from the pastoral care of the archdiocese …

Kumi, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Maj. Kanuti Akorimo, the man who hoisted Uganda’s National Flag on October 9, 1962, died a quiet and frustrated.  Maj. Akorimo, died at Atutur Hospital in Kumi District on Wednesday morning.   Born in Omatenga village in Kumi district on January 6, 1931, Akorimo rose to …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Gulu district COVID-19 taskforce has appealed for more food relief to aid hundreds of starving families in the area.   Gulu district Chairman Martin Ojara Mapenduzi says that they have been overwhelmed with the demands for food from helpless households, whose livelihood was disrupted by …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Academic staff associations in public universities have rejected the new salary enhancement distribution plan by the Ministry of Education and Sports. They say that the plan is putting up glaring inequities, unfairness and attempts to divide them basing on their ranks.   The Ministry of Education …