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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament from the Karamoja region have protested the appointments of Maria Goretti Kitutu and Agnes Nandutu, as ministers in charge of Karamoja. President Museveni on Tuesday evening appointed the former Energy Minister Maria Goretti Kitutu as Minister for Karamoja and former NTV journalist, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Bunya South Member of Parliament, Jowali K. Kyeyago has succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Kyeyago, also a former delegate in the Assembly of the Federation of Uganda Football Association (FUFA) died yesterday afternoon at the Jinja based Nile International Hospital. Kyeyago who had …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Greater Masaka region is in crisis after the only oxygen manufacturing plant at Masaka Regional Referral Hospital broke down. The crisis has caused panic among health authorities not only at the regional referral but also in other hospitals and health units that depend on the …

Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kikuube district COVID-19 taskforce has suspended water transport across Lake Albert following the surging cases of COVID-19 in the district and the country at large. Kikuube shares a porous border point with the Democratic Republic of Congo-DRC which is also battling the same pandemic. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Taxi operators along the Kampala-Jinja highway and Gayaza-Bugerere road have shifted their operations to areas near the district boundaries. This follows the ban on inter-district travel that was instituted by President Museveni on Sunday following a surge in the Covid-19 cases. To stop taxis crossing …

Nakasongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has reopened Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongola district. UWA closed Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary which sits on over 16,000 acres of land, and home to 33 endangered White Rhinos in mid-April this year with a message that no tourism activity would be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Asuman Basalirwa, the sole Member of Parliament from the Justice Forum-JEEMA has said that opposition political parties have no option but to work together in order to outsmart the ruling government. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, Basalirwa who was recently appointed deputy chairperson of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | RwandAir, the national flag carrier of Rwanda has suspended flights to and from Uganda due to the increasing number of COVID-19 cases. Uganda has registered a spike in COVID-19 cases since mid-April when the second wave began, registering an increase of more than 130 percent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party is to replace Joyce Nabbosa Ssebugwawo as deputy president for the Buganda region. This follows Tuesday announcement that she had been appointed as State Minister for ICT and National Guidance. In a statement posted on the party’s Facebook timeline, …

Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Isingiro district authorities have said that the illegal crossing by herdsmen at the Uganda-Tanzania border is escalating Foot and Mouth disease in the district. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), a viral disease of cloven-hoofed livestock was confirmed recently in the cattle corridor of Ankole, affecting the districts …