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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 4.1 million girls around the world will undergo Female Genital Mutilation- FGM during the lockdown because they are out of school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is according to the State of World Population report released on Tuesday by the United …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several city restaurants have increased the cost of meals to compensate for inactivity for the last two months because of the nationwide lockdown. Our reporter selected restaurants in Ntinda, Bugoloobi, Wandegeya and Kalerwe among others where the owners claimed that they had to revise …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Tourism has negotiated a 6 million Euros (25.2 billion) stimulus package from the European Union towards the private tourism sector for post lockdown operations. This was disclosed by the accounting officer of the Ministry of Tourism, Doreen Katusiime while interfacing with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some of the weddings celebrated during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown could be illegal according to an observation by Vincent Katutsi, the director for Civil Registration at Uganda Registration Services Bureau-URSB. The illegality could arise out of the failure by couples to notify the registrar …

Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least eighteen school girls have been married off in Adjumani district during the lockdown according to local authorities. Philip Akuku Kaya, an education officer in Adjumani district says preliminary reports show that some of girls got married after waiting for schools to resume in …

  Absa has reacted swiftly to the COVID-19 pandemic by designing, offering and implementing smart solutions and offering significant financial respite during these times. COMMENT | Vimal Kumar | When a crisis of the magnitude of Covid-19 strikes, it is our role as a responsible lender to put forward various immediate and …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi drivers in Busia municipality have protested against the continued lockdown within the district. The continued lockdown is one of the measures taken by government to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Busia is among the border districts still under lockdown. The drivers …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Kigezi sub-region are skeptical about the effective implementation of the Presidential initiative on wealth and job creation program. The program commonly known as Emyooga targets SACCOs formed in 18 specialized fields that need capital to boost their incomes. Each SACCO will be …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The continued lockdown in Tororo district due to the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a delay in the commissioning of the Tororo central market. According to municipal officials, by March this year, the Contractor Young Jin Construction Inc. Company, a Korean firm had finalized works …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Prime Minister Dr Ruhakana Rugunda has told the Acholi Parliamentary Group, an umbrella of legislators from Acholi sub-region that the ongoing lockdown in Gulu district will be lifted on Monday. Travelers were caught unaware when buses from Gulu were stopped from travelling in …