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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a confirmed outbreak of the Rift Valley Fever in Kiruhura district. The disease, an acute viral hemorrhagic fever that is most commonly seen in domesticated animals, has so far claimed four lives,  according to Kiruhura District Veterinary Officer Dr Grace Asiimwe. Although …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several students from schools in Mukono district are stranded due to lack of transport following the abrupt closure of schools to contain the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our reporter found Clair Nansimbe one of the students at Paul Mukasa Secondary school stuck …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With the second school closure effected, parents are currently flocking to the country’s different schools and educational institutions to collect their children. This comes hours after a presidential directive ordering the closure of all schools for 42 days as one of the measures in …

📌 UGANDA 🇺🇬 Original BACK TO SCHOOL SCHEDULE ▶ P1, P2 & P3 – start – June 7 ▶ P6, S3 & S5 – re-start – June 7 ▶ P4-P5 – holidays – June 4 📌 3-year plan to harmonize school calendar ✳ Terms 12 weeks ✳ Holidays 15-17 days ✳ No exams ✳ 2021 starts …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed legislators from Karamoja to join the security team in searching for the people involved in lynching a famous community leader. It comes a week after unknown people lynched Mariko Abura Apanaluk, a renown Karimojong elder and kraal leader together …

Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Caretakers of children debilitated by the nodding syndrome in Omoro district want the government to roll out special soft skills training to ensure sustainable livelihood in their families. The affected families say they have continued to survive on handouts from well-wishers and charity organizations, saying …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 residents of Ombokoro village, Adalafu parish in Ayivu West division in Arua city are outraged because of the closure of the only borehole after one woman in the area tested positive for Covid-19. Suspected members of the water user committee secretly closed …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As the mango season enters its peak with limited market, fruit farmers in Acholi sub region can now have a sigh of relief after government ventured into piloting a mango juice processing project. Through a strategic partnership, Gulu University backed by Operation Wealth Creation, and …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The director of Arua Regional Referral Hospital, Dr. Filbert Nyeko is in trouble over failure to recover an ambulance that went missing nearly three months ago. The Toyota Land Cruiser ambulance belonging to Arua Regional referral hospital, Reg. No. UG 6812M was discovered missing from …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city has arrested four suspects whom they accuse of robbing passengers during transit in commuter vehicles. The suspects who were arrested include; Saleh Balamya, Moran Kampi, Rodgers Magoola and Najib Mulindwa. The suspects reportedly hire different commuter taxis from their unsuspecting colleagues, …