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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Floods have destroyed homes and crop gardens in some parts of Busia district. The floods have been triggered by high water levels on River Malaba. River Malaba burst its banks on Thursday evening and water has kept sweeping into gardens of rice, maize, yams …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 taskforce in Kasese district has donated relief food items to the Muslim Community to facilitate them during the holy month of Ramadhan. Kasese district has over 115,000 Muslim believers. The items donated on Friday included; 500 Kgs of rice, 500 kg of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Dr. Diana Atwine said five districts along the Uganda-Tanzania border are mostly at risk during this Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr. Atwine made it clear on Friday that Mbarara, Ntungamo, Isingiro, Rakai and Kyotera are at a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Non-teaching staff in public universities across the country have threatened not to return to work should teaching resume before their salaries are enhanced. Recently the ministry of education and sports issued a distribution plan allocating 50 billion shillings which were availed by the ministry …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Arua regional referral hospital has been hit by staff shortage amid the fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital currently has 308 members of staff out of 360 essential staff to manage the hospital of which 277 are employed by the Ministry of health, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | International health experts have asked the World Health Organisation (WHO) to identify the animal source of the coronavirus (COVID-19) so as to enable further research. The need to find the source was one of the recommendations that health experts made to WHO during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Market vendors and residents living around Port Bell, Luzira are living in uncertainty because Lake Victoria has submerged the landing site. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network (URN), traders and residents expressed worry over their lives as their homes and stalls are all flooded by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has embarked on a process of reuniting street children with their families. Harriet Mudondo, the Director Gender and Community Development at KCCA says they have been counseling the children and have now identified over 40 children who want to …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lake Victoria water level is only 0.08 meters away from the highest level ever recorded in May, 1964, says the Government. The water levels in Lake Victoria and other water bodies have risen due to Intensive and prolonged rainfall in Uganda and in the East …

Kween, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Landslides in some parts of Kween district have destroyed property and homes.  The disaster caused by heavy rain has affected the sub counties of Kwosir, Kitawoi, Benet all in the upper belt of the district.  The heavy rain that started on April 30th and lasted …