Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The health ministry has warned that the current drop in COVID-19 numbers is not good news. Health ministry officials say the drop in numbers is just the calm before an impending second wave. As of today, the health ministry has recorded 40,243 cases of the …
Read More »STUDY: Adherence to Covid-19 SOPs low at border points
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Key populations operating at borders points to Uganda say that they can’t adhere to the Ministry of Health’s Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of maintaining a physical distance as protection against COVID-19. According to the World Health Organization, in the wake of COVID-19 everyone is encouraged …
Read More »Development partners call for equal access to Covid-19 vaccine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Development Partners have called for equity in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. The partners note that underdeveloped countries should not be made to wait longer for the vaccines. They argue that access to the Coronavirus Vaccine is a human rights issue and without the …
Read More »Uncertanity as deputy IGGs contracts near end
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is uncertainty at the Inspectorate of Government as the contracts of the two Deputy Inspectors-General of Government near the end. The country has been without a substantive Inspector General of Government (IGG) for close to eight months now, since the expiry of Justice Irene …
Read More »Ministry yet to release updated SOPs ahead of reopening for non-candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Schools across the country are waiting for the ministry of education to release the updated standard operating procedures ahead of the expected reopening for non-candidates classes. When the government announced the reopening of schools, as part of the pre-reopening activities, the ministry had to update …
Read More »Malaria epidemic: Budaka district to roll out indoor residual spraying
Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Budaka district will next month embark on indoor residual spraying. The one month exercise which will begin on March 1 and end on April 1 will target more than 62,000 households across the entire district which comprises of 20 sub-counties. The Budaka district indoor residual …
Read More »Seven inmates at Busesa prison test positive for Covid-19
Victims have been taken to Kirinya prisons Covid-19 treatment facility for further management Bugweri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bugweri district Covid-19 taskforce chairperson Richard Gulume who is also the Resident District Commissioner says that seven out of the 189 inmates in Busesa prisons have tested positive for Covid-19. While …
Read More »Wearing face masks frustrating learners with hearing impairment
Reading lips and facial expressions are vital for learners with hearing impairments. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twelve-year-old Lydia Nanteza is a pupil at the Ntinda based Uganda School for the Deaf. She repeatedly pulls off her face mask to communicate with her peers and teachers. “It (the facial mask) …
Read More »Cheaper gorilla tracking permits fail to attract tourists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Wildlife Authority has failed to register an increase in number of tourists destined to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest despite reducing the price of gorilla tracking permits. In 2020, Uganda Wildlife Authority -UWA reduced the cost of gorilla tracking in Bwindi Impenetrable National park. In the …
Read More »Police procures motorcycles for detectives in remote areas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police force logistics directorate has procured 100 motorcycles for detectives in hard to reach areas. Criminal Investigations director AIGP Grace Akullo announced in July 2019 that the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola had promised to procure motorcycles for investigators particularly in remote …
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