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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parents in Acholi have expressed fear over the likelihood of increased teenage pregnancies and child marriage in the region again following the second pandemic lockdown in the country. On June 6, President Yoweri Museveni issued partial lockdown measures to close public transport, places of worship …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Dr Misaki Wayengera, the head of the Ministerial Scientific Advisory Committee on Covid-19 has said it will be hard to predict when the current pandemic wave will hit its peak. Though President Museveni on Friday announced a total lockdown, Wayengera says its dynamics such as …

Karenga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Karenga District Northern Uganda Social Action Fund- NUSAF desk officer, Patrick Lotyang Ogwang has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than 70 million Shillings. The money was meant for two NUSAF projects. Lotyang is being investigated following a probe on how he spent NUSAF …

Ngora, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People’s Defense Forces- UPDF has denied knowledge of the mysterious underground tunnels discovered in Ngora district. The mysterious tunnels that have triggered anxiety among residents have since turned into a tourist attraction as hundreds of people flock the area to see them. George Odeke, …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health workers at Masindi General Hospital have laid down their tools due to lack of Personal Protective Equipment-PPE. This has left several Covid-19 patients stranded. Most of the health workers who spoke to Uganda Radio Network on condition of anonymity noted that all the PPE …

Amuru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Amuru district have arrested three suspected criminal gang members for allegedly attacking the Amuru Resident District Commissioner. The suspects are Bitek Okot, 20, Denise Onen,19, and Lawrence Onencan Owachi,18, all residents of Torokal village, Amuru sub county in Amuru district. They allegedly …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A timber grinder has strangled a carpenter in Busia district killing him instantly. The deceased is Musa Aron Mutebi, a resident of Bugonza village in Nakalanga parish in Namugongo sub county of Kamuli district. Mutebi met his death on Tuesday afternoon while working at …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The current light rains being experienced in parts of Acholi sub region have excited some farmers. The region experienced a month-long drought that left many farmers hopeless. Several hectares of crops planted in the first season had begun withering, owing to the scorching heat sparking …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have released over 400 vehicles that were impounded on Monday. On Friday, President Yoweri Museveni reinstated a full lockdown banning public and private transportation, and bringing down the curfew time to 7:00 pm from 9:00 pm. He announced that only essential workers like those …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General Court Martial has suspended its operations. The decision is in line with the new COVID-19 preventive measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni last week to contain the second wave of the pandemic which has seen a spike in …