Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several houses were left flooded and many plants swept away by running water after a heavy downpour that lasted for seven hours on Wednesday morning. The most affected sub-counties include; Lotome, Ngoleriet, Kangole town council and Matany with many families affected as well. The floods …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Pastors and Elders Fellowship, an umbrella body for Pentecostal church leaders is seeking a public apology from the State Minister of Disaster Preparedness, Musa Ecweru for allegedly assaulting clergymen in Amuria district. Ecweru, in the company of his bodyguard, Juma Odiope, reportedly beat up …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of people receiving the covid-19 vaccine in Hoima district has increased in the last week. Hoima district received 5,230 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in March. Dr Lawrence Tumusiime, the Hoima District Health Officer- DHO says initially when they started rolling …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An outbreak of the Goat Plague has killed more than 200 goats at Mbegu landing site Buseruka Sub County, Hoima district. Goat Plague is also known as peste des petits ruminants. The disease is characterised by sudden onset of depression, fever, discharge from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Solicitor General has advised the Ministry of Local Government to adjust the dates for the swearing-in of newly elected local government leaders. According to the letter dated May 11th 2021 by Paul Okirig on behalf of Solicitor General Francis Atoke, if the swearing-in takes place …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business in Kampala’s central business district and other city suburbs has remained low today, as President Yoweri Museveni takes oath, for another term of office. Several businesses remained closed in the Central Business District as President Museveni prepared to take oath at the Kololo Independence …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At the time of the inauguration of a new cabinet in 2016, President Yoweri Museveni, who had been in power for 30 years back then, boasted that Uganda was on the cusp of achieving lowe-middle-income status This is a term used by the World Bank …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has said that he doesn’t need lectures about democracy. Museveni was on Wednesday speaking at Kololo Independence Grounds after he was sworn in as President of Uganda. “It is quite comic and laughable to hear of some actors in the world giving …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Health experts are worried about the quality of mosquito nets sold on the market. The experts say that the 2018 World Health Organization approved mosquito nets are only able to offer protection against malaria for two months, after which they are likely to become ineffective. …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Gulu Resident District commissioner has launched a crackdown on suspected B13 Criminal Gangs operating in the outskirts of Gulu District. The suspected criminal gangs are reportedly operating in the Sub –Counties of Awach, Paibona, Bungatira and Omel in Gulu District. They are known for …
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