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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Schools to open or not to open: COVID-19 Crisis exposes government weakness THE LAST WORD One year later: Reflections on the passage of an icon who did so much to shape who I …

Wakiso, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Wakiso Resident District Commissioner Rose Kirabira has questioned the coverage of the recently concluded food distribution exercise, saying that majority of the people in her area never received the relief.   The exercise which was aimed at supporting the most vulnerable families affected by the partial …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  With 1.7 million followers on Twitter and 700,000 on Facebook, President Yoweri Museveni often uses his social media accounts to make pronouncements on key government decisions, disseminate information on his activities and key policy issues. Yet, the account is considered private according to a recent …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister in Charge of Security General Elly Tumwine has announced that the night-time curfew which was declared by President Yoweri Museveni will remain in force until the head of State communicates otherwise.   Tumwine had initially announced that the curfew, which runs from 7 pm …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Markets across Kampala have abandoned the standard operating procedures, that were set as a condition to allow them to operate amidst the COVID-19 threat.        Although city Markets had adapted to the guidelines, earlier during the lockdown, a number of them have abandoned …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The row between district chairpersons and mayors over who should take over the interim leadership of the new cities has deepened.    Parliament in April this year, approved the creation of 15 cities that will be operationalized in a phased manner starting with Jinja, Mbarara, …

Ngora, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Local governments in Teso region are struggling to utilize the funds budgeted for during the 2019/2020 financial year as a result of interruption in the implementation of various planned activities by the COVID-19 lockdown.  The performance in local governments was affected when districts downscaled their …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  President Yoweri Museveni has instructed the Ministry of lands to start a process to compensate the Omukama of Bunyoro Solomon Gafabusa Iguru for his land in Hoima and Kikuube districts, which was encroached on by settlers and developers.  The first land which is located in …

Kasese, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kasese District is planning to establish permanent evacuation centres to handle volumes of people who get displaced by disasters in the district.   The district has recurrently been hit by floods over the years. The recent catastrophe which came after River Nyamwamba and several other rivers …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama has said that the absence of international election observers cannot stop an electoral process from taking place. Byabakama’s statement follows a revelation by the Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Uganda, Ambassador Attilio Pacifici …