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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents and local leaders in Luweero district say that the preparedness and response plan by the Ministry of Education in the wake of the ongoing closure of schools is inapplicable to learners in rural areas. Education Minister Janet Museveni on Monday evening extended the scheduled …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Yahya Kakungulu, the Director of Sharia Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC has asked muslims countrywide to be on the lookout for the crescent for the commencement of the holy month of Ramadhan. According to Sheikh Yahya Kakungulu, once the moon is sighted on Wednesday night, …

Uganda COVID-19 stats ✳ 14,761 tested ✳ 61 confirmed cases ✳ 38 recoveries ✳ 23 active cases ✳ 0 deaths Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH) surveillance team on Tuesday intercepted an A-Plus van heading to Kayunga with a body flown in from Qatar. Ministry …

DR. Silver Mugisha is the Managing Director of National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). He spoke to The Independent about strategies NWSC is using to continue serving Ugandans despite the economic challenges created by the raging COVID-19 pandemic. QUESTION: How is NWSC coping with COVID-19 pandemic? ANSWER: It is a tough time that requires innovation and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya has said that the government will not evacuate Ugandans who are stranded abroad despite the ongoing registration. Last week the different Ugandan embassies started the process of registering Ugandans stranded due to the coronavirus …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of tests carried out so far are not enough to guarantee that Uganda has successfully contained coronavirus-COVID-19. Uganda confirmed the first case of the virus on March 21. A month later, about 13,000 tests have been conducted by the Uganda Virus Research Institute …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has suspended the importation of second-hand clothes and shoes in what it says is a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of coronavirus. In a statement on Tuesday, Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) said “used footwear and used textiles that as a precautionary …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the global oil prices trading cheaper than a bottle of mineral water, analysts are saying it raises severe questions on the ability for Uganda to have its oil out of the ground any time soon. On Monday, April 20, 2020, a barrel of oil …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University hospital is set to start conducting coronavirus –COVID-19 tests, making the institution the second in the country to conduct such tests. Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Professor Barnabas Nawangwe says they have already received 40,000 testing kits from donors. In a virtual press conference …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A couple in Wakiso district has been arrested on allegations of killing their daughter during a domestic fight. Denis Ssegujja and his wife Madrine Namala were arrested on Monday night after neighbours tipped police that their daughter Maria Nasozi had been accidentally killed in their …