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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Equity Bank Uganda Limited has donated 2,000 mosquito nets worth Shs 40 million in partnership with Kampala Capital City Authority for market vendors. This follows President Yoweri Museveni’s directive that market vendors all over the country remain at their places of work for the next …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders in Masaka city council have started a campaign to block children from accessing markets and hawking as a measure to stop the spread of Covid-19. Following President Yoweri Museveni’s announcement of a second lockdown, that also included the closure of educational institutions for 42 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday declared June 25 as a public holiday for COVID-19 national prayers as the second wave of the pandemic continues to affect the country. Museveni, in a State House statement, said Friday will be observed as a public holiday and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Families of people who have died from the second wave of Covid-19 or are infected could suffer mental problems. Mental health experts warn that patients, family members and also health workers are likely to suffer from anxiety and even mild depression. Dr Hillary Irimaso, a …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The COVID-19 task forces in Budaka and Tororo have resolved to cancel and suspend leave requests, and recall all the health workers in the district over the increasing cases of COVID-19. According to the district officials, all health workers on leave are supposed to report …

Sheema, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheema police have arrested two directors, 6 teachers of Sheema preparatory school and briefly detained 37 pupils after they were caught running normal studies amidst the ongoing school lockdown. The teachers were arrested on Monday while the two directors were arrested yesterday after days of …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Prime Minister has resolved to resettle more than 10,000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC to the transit centre in Bundibugyo district. The refugees who are fleeing fighting in Boga town crossed into Ntoroko district. The town is about 25km …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF has recovered seven guns in Karamoja region. Major Peter Mugisa, the UPDF 3rd division spokesperson says that the guns were recovered on Wednesday during separate operations in Kotido, Nabilatuk and Moroto districts. He said in Moroto district, they conducted a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government’s plan to distribute Covid-19 relief aid to Uganda has drawn criticism from different organizations. The government said it would use mobile money to get money to the vulnerable people who are affected by the lockdown to contain the second Covid-19 wave. Unlike last …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of the chairman Kampala City Traders Association (KACITA), Everest Kayondo on June 23rd, 2021, shook many, especially in the business community. Kayondo’s death came just two days after the demise of the Private Sector Foundation Uganda chief executive, Gideon Badagawa. The KACITA boss …