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Kitgum, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Prisons Services have started evacuating inmates from Kitgum Government prisons to turn the facility into a temporary quarantine centre. Prison authorities began moving close to 300 inmates to the neighbouring Orom prison in Orom Sub County, Kitgum District and Lututuru prison in Agoro …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda, Tooro chapter, has petitioned the Minister of Local Government Raphael Magyezi over the boundaries of Fort Portal Tourism City.   According to the petition, the religious leaders argue that the approved boundaries are different from what the leaders and residents …

Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Hundreds of Olailong market vendors in Layibi-Bardege Division in Gulu City on Friday defied the Ministry of Health`s guidelines on Covid-19 following a visit by Betty Aol Ocan, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament.   Aol who is also the Gulu district Woman Member of Parliament …

 Gulu, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  More than 1,000 vendors have vacated Cerelendo Market in Gulu East Division. The market which was started in 1997, is the second biggest in the city after Gulu Main Market. Their departure follows a notice served to them at the beginning of July by the …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The prolonged closure of schools is driving more pupils into sand and clay mining sites.   The mining sites of Kajuna, Kasaka and Butenzi in Buwunga sub-county in, Masaka district have lately registered an overflow in the number of children involved in both artisan sand and …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakaseke hospital has registered an increase in the number of women accessing maternal health services. Several residents in Nakaseke had resorted to seeking services from private facilities accusing the medical staff of negligence, corruption and lack of equipment among others. The High Court in Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More Ugandans are buying insurance through their banks as the channels have boosted confidence in insurance, players have said. Official figures show an upward curve of insurance products through banks, which is technically known as bancassurance. It started in Uganda in 2017 after the amendment …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Leaders of Persons with Disabilities in Masaka district are dissatisfied with the manner in which the elections of Special Interest Group representatives are conducted. They argue that the process is unfair to them. According to 2021 general elections roadmap, the Electoral Commission is currently conducting …

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several private school teachers in Mukono district have resorted to casual and labor intensive jobs to support their families following continued uncertainty on the reopening of schools. The uncertainty started with the closure of educational institutions in March, as the government devised means to contain …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Timothy Mugerwa, an environmental activist has dropped his presidential bid. Mugerwa was among the presidential aspirants to be cleared by the Electoral Commission to carry out national wide consultations for next year’s general elections. However, Mugerwa who had presented himself under the Green New Deal …