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Kapchorwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapchorwa general hospital has resumed its operations after spending two weeks under lockdown. The hospital halted services across various departments after more than 20 medical workers tested positive for Covid-19. The affected departments included pharmacy, female and male wards, children’s ward, outpatient department and the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The postponement of the ruling by the NRM elections tribunal for the Rubanda East County NRM party flag bearer has angered residents. The NRM’s elections dispute tribunal on Monday adjourned the ruling between the incumbent Henry Ariganyira Musasizi and the incumbent Rubanda district chairman Kenneth …

Bukomansimbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Resistance Movement-NRM party leaders in Bukomansimbi district have petitioned the party’s Secretary-General Justine Kasule Lumumba demanding disciplinary action against members of the tribunal looking into petitions that emerged out of the primaries. The petitioners led by Shafick Mwanje the Bukomansimbi NRM district chairperson …

Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Service John Byabashaija has suspended Norman Aruho, the Officer in Charge of Moroto Prisons to pave way for investigations into the prison break at the facility. Uganda Prisons Spokesperson Frank Baine says Aruho has been suspended together with his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Budget committee of Parliament have raised a red flag over a supplementary request of an additional Shillings 160bn for the presidential initiative on job and wealth creation. The poverty alleviation initiative that has been dubbed ‘Emyooga’ targets Ugandans from 18 clusters including …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health (MOH)  is set call all people that returned from the Middle East and India in September for retesting, owing to the high number of positive cases recorded. This was revealed by Dr. Richard Mugahi, the Ministry of Health official in charge …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The president of the Forum for Democratic Change – FDC, Patrick Oboi Amuriat and Ambassador Wasswa Biriggwa have called on party members to actively participate during the forth coming party primary elections. Eng. Amuriat and Ambassador Biriggwa who will contest against each other to determine …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National transformation – ANT party has finally found a candidate whom they believe can compete against other candidates in the race for Kampala Lord mayor. The 21-year-old Yakubu Mayanja Musaazi was nominated at the electoral offices in Ntinda. Musaazi said he chose …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People Defence Forces –UPDF have expressed concern over increasing cases of thugs moving on motorcycles in the night hours. First Division Spokesperson, Maj Yusuf Bilal Katamba said a number of thugs are moving on motorcycles late in the night purposely either targeting people …

Nakapiripirit, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A traffic officer attached to Nakapiripirit police station has succumbed to gunshot wounds he sustained in an attack by unidentified gunmen on Monday morning. Fahad Kyaliyawula was shot together with his wife at dawn on Monday near Lokali bridge at Moroto – Nakapiripirit border …