NEWS

Bunyoro Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lack of personal protection equipment for health workers in Bunyoro region has triggered panic and discomfort among leaders are residents. They argue that in the absence of garments to protect health care workers, many of them are exposed to hazards that put them …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Analysis of last year’s crime report released by Uganda Police indicates places in Kampala described as dangerous to live in due to the high crime rate. Crime records of last year as presented by director Criminal Investigations, Grace Akullo show places such as Katwe, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Scientists are concerned that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Uganda will increase after the lockdown is lifted. The scientists who are part of the national task force say that is it inevitable for the number of confirmed cases to rise when the …

  Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Health Ministry Permanent Secretary Dr. Diana Atwine has asked security to cordon off Kasensero town council in Kyotera district ahead of the indiscriminate Covid-19 testing in the area. She issued the directive during an evaluation meeting with the Greater Masaka Regional Covid-19 …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF has arrested one of its own accused of shooting dead a senior ranking officer and injuring another in Nakasongola military barracks. The suspect is Lance Corporal Max Omutojo. He was picked up on Sunday night for allegedly shooting dead a …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fr. Lazarus Ejoyi, the former Kijomoro Parish priest in Arua district is nursing a broken arm and swollen buttocks he reportedly sustained in an attack by Monsignor Kasto Adeti, the Vicar General of Arua Diocese. According to Fr. Lazarus Ejoyi, he was talking with his …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two people have been killed by floods in Isingiro district. The floods that followed a heavy downpour on Saturday morning also displaced more than one hundred people. The deceased have been identified as Kyarikunda Asiimire 15 a resident of Rubagano cell Kagaara parish Kabuyanda …

Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Majority of the cows in Bududa district will miss out on the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccination. The District Production Officer Dr. Felix Odong says they have only received 5000 doses from the Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries Ministry yet the district has more …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans were charged high prices for goods and services in April compared to what they spent in March, a survey by Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has said. UBOS’ Consumer Price Index (CPI) for April 2020, which measures what Ugandans pay for various goods …

Iganga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Iganga municipality Member of Parliament, Peter Mugema alias Panadol has faulted Eva Kwesiga, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC), for intentionally rejecting his relief food. His statement comes after residents grabbed the relief food which he was meant to deliver to the COVID-19 taskforce …