Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is to start accrediting private health facilities who want to treat COVID-19 patients. According to the ministry of health, over 100 private health facilities have shown interest in managing the patients. While some facilities have been accredited to collect samples …
Read More »PTC graduates ask gov’t to rethink teacher education in wake of Covid-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fresh graduates from Primary Teachers’ Colleges-PTCs have asked the Ministry of Education to rethink teacher education in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. They argue that they are not fully equipped to handle the teaching-learning process during and after COVID-19. Uganda closed all education …
Read More »Luweero NRM administrator suspended over alleged embezzlement of UGX 27M
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luweero district National Resistance Movement Executive Committee has suspended the district party administrative secretary Shafik Ntege over alleged embezzlement of 27 million shillings meant to facilitate flag bearers in village youths committee elections. The NRM district executive has also resolved to close the …
Read More »Mukono residents pursue redevelopment of Kyetume abattoir
Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Kyetume trading centre in Mukono district have asked their leaders to redevelop Kyetume abattoir, a once-famous site that has been abandoned. The abattoir, sitting on 40 acres of land at Kyetume trading centre near the Uganda Railway Corporation inland container depot in …
Read More »MP Tayebwa apologizes for beating UMEME contractor
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ruhinda North Member of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has apologised to Bonny Bukenya, a contract staff of Umeme who appeared in a video being beaten on his orders. The two men have agreed to withdraw the police case which was opened after Umeme filed a …
Read More »Fate of schools, churches to be decided
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni will on Tuesday meet the National Covid-19 taskforce to decide on the fate of schools, places of worship and other businesses that are still under lockdown. This was disclosed by President Yoweri Museveni during yesterday’s national prayers at State House Nakasero on …
Read More »MP Bitangaro released on police bond
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bufumbira South County Member of Parliament, Samuel Kwizera Bitangaro has been released on police bond. Bitangaro was arrested on Friday evening for allegedly holding a political rally contrary to the Covid-19 preventive directives. Bitangaro is alleged to have held a rally of …
Read More »Health Ministry reduces admission period of Covid-19 patients
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health has reduced the number of days COVID-19 positive patients will be admitted at treatment facilities. The days have been reduced from 18 to 12 according to the health ministry. When patients test negative for the disease after 10 days, they …
Read More »Katikkiro Mayiga all set for Sunday’s 2020 Virtual Rotary Cancer Run
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With just hours left to the 2020 virtual Rotary Cancer Run, Buganda Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga, has pledged his participation in the virtual Rotary Cancer Run to be held on the 30th of August 2020. The Cancer run has for the past 9 years …
Read More »UNHCR expresses concern over COVID-19 outbreak in refugee settlement in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | UN Refugee Agency in Uganda on Saturday expressed concern after 22 aid workers and 72 refugees tested positive for COVID-19 in Kyangwali Refugee Settlement in western Uganda. Rocco Nuri, a senior external relations officer of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said a team …
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