Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gulu Regional Referral Hospital has discharged 34 patients who recovered from COVID-19. Of the 34, 26 are Ugandan truck drivers while eight are foreign truck drivers. They tested positive for the virus from Elegu border point in Amuru district. Dr Paska Apiyo, a …
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Kyenjojo, Uganda| AFP | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kyenjojo district are struggling to access clean water. According to the Kyenjojo Chief Administrative Officer – CAO, Samuel Kaija, access to water in the district stands at 69 per cent, but most of these water sources are shallow wells that are prone …
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Bududa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 40 heifers distributed to farmers in Bududa district under the Northern Uganda Social Action Fund – NUSAF 3 have been sold. The missing animals were distributed to farmers in Bushilibo, Bumayoka, Nalwanza, Bukalasi, Bushika, Bushiyi and Bukibokolo Sub counties. The farmers were …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Only few people and media will be allowed to attend Maj. Gen Samuel Wasswa Kasirye Ggwanga’s burial on Friday. Due to rules on social distancing occasioned by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, only the family, UPDF and close friends will be allowed at the burial …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of police Savings and Credit Cooperation –SACCO has extended the ban on acquisition of loans. Several police officers said they had tried to get loans or withdraw their savings but in vain. They added that police management led by the SACCO Chairperson …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s first locally made ventilator is heading to the clinical trial stage, according to the developers of the equipment. The ventilator called, ‘Bulamu’ is the first of its kind to be produced within the country to help in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19). …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Finance Matia Kasaija has announced the postponement of taxes worth 129.4 billion as a short term emergency relief measure to businesses affected by coronavirus pandemic. The taxes postponed include corporate income tax, Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and presumptive tax, which …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has slapped taxes on imported agricultural products. In the 2020/21 budget, Matia Kasaija, the Minister of Finance said he seeks to promote import substitution and develop local industries. He said the government has increased import duties on goods that are produced …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mobile money transactions hit the Shillings 7.2 trillion in March 2020 from Shillings 3.4 trillion in 2016. The Finance Minister Matia Kasaija disclosed this while presenting the 2020/2021 financial year budget estimates to parliament. He explained that the Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) sector …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has directed Monica Komujuni, the former Manager Kenyan firm Hass Scientific and Medical Supplies Limited to refund US$ 42,000 (about 156M) for illegally donating a hematology analyzer to Naguru Hospital. In her judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Lydia Mugambe noted that Komujuni donated …
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