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COVID-19: Bus fares hiked as many leave Kampala

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance bus fares have doubled as people flock the bus stations to travel upcountry. This follows the Sunday night announcement by President Yoweri Museveni, of new COVID-19 containment measures. The president said passenger transport between or through districts would be banned starting June 10 – …

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Private School teachers at crossroads again

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Private school teachers have been left in despair again, after the government resolved to close schools following a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country. Many of them broke into tears and appeared frustrated as they saw off children, many of whom had …

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NRM to fight corruption in Parliament Committees

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement – NRM has cautioned party legislators to desist from acts of corruption as they execute their work on different parliamentary committees in the 11th Parliament. Justine Kasule Lumumba, the party Secretary General made the remarks as she delivered her …

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COVID-19: Over 20 shops in Tororo closed for flouting SOPs

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tororo district COVID-19 Taskforce has closed over 20 shops in Tororo town for flouting the Standard Operating Procedures-SOPs meant to contain the spread of COVID-19. The district task force closed the shops on Monday afternoon in an operation to crack down on businesses flouting …

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Museveni ministers to rise from 79 to 80

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that his new team shall be of 80 people – that is cabinet and state ministers. Museveni who has just started the sixth term as the President of Uganda is expected to appoint his new Cabinet soon, for vetting …

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Spain opens doors to vaccinated visitors

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA |  Spain on Monday ended restrictions on travelers from outside of the European Union (EU) and the Schengen travel area who have a certificate to prove they have fully completed their vaccination procedure 14 days before travel. This follows the country’s earlier decision to lift restrictions …

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Man detained for wife beating, dies in Police cell

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bugiri district is investigating circumstances under which 40 year old, Nyawuchi Opendi apparently committed suicide inside the police cells at Muwayo police station on Sunday night. Opendi who was alone in the police cells is reported to have strangled himself using his …

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Rift Valley Fever hits Kiruhura District

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a confirmed outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever in Kiruhura district. The disease, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is most commonly seen in domesticated animals, has so far claimed four lives,  according to Kiruhura District Veterinary Officer Dr Grace Asiimwe. Although …

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Transport fares hiked, students stranded

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students from schools in Mukono district are stranded due to lack of transport following the abrupt closure of schools to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reporter found Clair Nansimbe one of the students at Paul Mukasa Secondary school stuck …

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Merkel’s party streaks ahead in state election

Berlin, Germany | XINHUA | German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led its rivals in the election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, a big boost of morale for the conservatives in the September federal election. The CDU garnered 36 percent of the votes, up by …

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