Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has tasked the House Committee on health to carry out field visits to government health facilities across the country to ascertain the state they are in. Among issued the directive on Thursday during the plenary session. She gave …
Read More »Laboratories under investigations over fake Covid-19 test results
Health ministry officials will be visiting some of the laboratories that issued fake Covid-19 results Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Health Monitoring Unit has opened investigations into laboratories that issue fake COVID-19 test results. This comes after several travelers at Entebbe International Airport were blocked after it was …
Read More »IPOD drafting new MoU for political parties
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inter-Party Organization for Dialogue-IPOD is in the process of drafting a new Memorandum of Understanding-MoU that binds all political parties with representation in Parliament. Four political parties namely the Democratic Party-DP, Forum for Democratic Change-FDC, National Resistance Movement-NRM and Uganda People’s Congress-UPC signed …
Read More »Police arrest leaders of criminal gangs in Jinja city
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiira region police are holding eight suspected ring leaders of criminal gangs that have been terrorizing Jinja city residents. Police picked up the suspects from the suburbs of Bugembe, Mafubira, Masese and Mpumudde in operations conducted on Wednesday night. According to police, the suspects are …
Read More »Thirty arrested in city center operation to enforce lockdown
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty people were yesterday arrested in the central business district as police resumed lockdown enforcement operations in Kampala city. On June 18, President Museveni ordered a second nationwide lockdown following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country. The President also banned people from going …
Read More »Lira hospital intensive care unit lacking specialists
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intensive Care Unit-ICU at Lira Hospital is operating without specialized staff. A report presented to the Parliamentary COVID-19 Task Force shows that the ICU has 3 doctors, 2 medical officers, 2 specialist ICU nurses and 6 support staff. An ideal intensive care unit requires …
Read More »Gov’t to deliver FMD vaccine doses next week
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Animal Husbandry will next week start the delivery of foot and mouth disease vaccines to affected districts. In February, the ministry procured 2.4 million dozes at 13 Billion Shillings for the vaccination of livestock in the most affected districts. According to the …
Read More »Hailstorm leaves trails of destruction in Gulu
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hailstorm has destroyed more than 10,000 acres of crops and several houses in Gulu district. The destruction followed the heavy downpour on Wednesday accompanied by strong winds and hailstorms. The most affected are Lukome, Lukodi, Lagot Icol, Panyikworo, Nen Ki Tyena, Laco Anga and Ayom …
Read More »Gov’t defers Covid-19 cash payment for over 600 beneficiaries in Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has deferred payment of Covid-19 emergency relief cash for a total of 691 beneficiaries in Kitgum municipality. Some 3,675 people were registered within the municipality to get the 100,000 Shillings cash relief for those whose daily earnings were affected by the 42 days …
Read More »ANT calls for more support to rural schools to improve performance
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Opposition political party Alliance for National Transformation-ANT has called upon government to increase support for rural schools in order to improve their performance in national exams. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network-URN, Alice Alaso, the acting Secretary General of ANT said they are tired of reading …
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