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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Religious leaders have issued a set of procedures that will be followed as worship centres reopen their gates more than six months since they last congregated. This comes after a pronouncement by President Yoweri Museveni allowing places of worship to open although for only …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two security officers who were on night duty at Makerere University main building on Sunday have been detained over negligence of duty when the fire broke out. A dressing journalists at Uganda Media Center, police spokesperson Fred Enanga said that preliminary findings indicated that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Refugees in Uganda have lost their employment and source of income and have had to cut the number of meals that they have in a day due to the COVID-19 pandemic according to a report published by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The report …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five districts in Acholi and Lango sub-regions are operating without substantive veterinary officers. The affected districts include Gulu, Agago, Nwoya in Acholi Kole and Apac in Lango. Dr. Rogers Kalanda, the Northern Uganda Veterinary inspector under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Persons with disabilities – PWDs eyeing different leadership positions in Kampala central division have expressed discontent at the Electoral Commission officials in the city divisions for neglecting them. Although nominations started at 9am, our reporter found several PWD aspirants at Kampala central division unattended …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samuel Okiror, the commandant of the police Field Force Unit in Mbale has died. Okiror breathed his last this morning at Embago clinic in Mbale city and according to family members, he was admitted at the same clinic on Saturday last week. He has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU) has criticized the government schools re-opening programme saying it has serious loopholes. UNATU secretary general Filbert Baguma says that the manner in which government has handled the situation is likely to disturb the education structure noting that there …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM Electoral Commission chairperson Dr. Tanga Odoi has threatened to disqualify any candidate behind the demonstrations connected to the contested Rushenyi County NRM primary elections. It follows a week of protests by angry voters in Rushenyi County, Rwahi, Rubaare and …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Education authorities in Kikuube district want government to takeover the management of 13 community primary schools in the district in a bid to uplift education standards. The district education authorities have already submitted names of the community primary schools they want government to take …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University authorities have noted that the resumption of learning for final year students will not be affected by the major fire incident that has seen a section of the University’s main building reduced to ashes. Before the fire outbreak, Makerere University had issued …