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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intensive Care Unit at Jinja Regional Referral Hospital will be expanded to create more space for the increasing number of critically ill patients. A total of 32 COVID-19 patients were admitted to the hospital’s ICU between May 2020 and April 2021. Of these, 26 …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The results of the postmortem done on the body of the late Kayunga district LC V chairperson Ffefeka Sserubogo suggested he committed suicide. The postmortem report was conducted at Mulago hospital by three senior surgeons and one independent doctor provided by the family. It was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Grace Akullo, the Director of Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has sent staff home as COVID-19 cases surge in the police force. In her internal memo issued on Wednesday, Akullo ordered all staff off the CID headquarters at Kibuli to allow for disinfection of the offices and …

Makerere University has been issued with summons to file a defense within 15 days or else court will proceed and deliver judgement Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The registered trustees of Makerere University Retirement Benefits Scheme have sued the institution for alleged failure to remit more than four billion shillings to …

Patients undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at an intensive care unit (ICU) can now partially access their NSSF savings Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Savers with the National Social Security Fund can now partially access their savings should they be undergoing treatment for COVID-19 at an intensive care unit (ICU). The NSSF says …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health is investigating private hospitals that are charging COVID-19 patients exorbitantly. This follows reports that private health facilities are charging as much as 5 Million Shillings daily to provide care for the patients. Dr Monica Musenero, the senior presidential advisor on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Minister of State for Internal Affairs, Gen David Muhoozi has said that his priority in office will be to improve the image of the police. Muhoozi, the outgoing Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) was on Thursday vetted by the parliament’s appointments committee …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda needs 8,000 cylinders of oxygen daily to supplement what is provided at regional referral hospitals, according to the Minister of Health Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng. According to Dr. Aceng, the country is facing a very big oxygen deficit which can only be solved by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has given a mixed view on the economic performance in the short term, with a high likelihood of either a slowdown in economic growth or a decline in activities generally. This is largely due to the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force-UPF has resolved to procure more Unmanned Aerial Vehicles-UAV alias drones to improve aerial surveillance and response to crime incidents. According to police sources, the decision is in line with the president’s comments during the State of the Nation Address on the need …