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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The emergence of the global coronavirus pandemic could turn into fortunes to Persons with Disabilities in Masaka district who have started making face-shields, a type of protective gear used to stop the transmission of the disease. The group had initially set out as environmental …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An ambulance and two other vehicles for COVID-19 response activities in Arua district are grounded. The task force team says that it requires up to 50 million Shillings to fix the ambulance and two double-cabin pickups which were due for service before they were …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Examinations Board-UNEB has set deadlines for the submission of application verification letters of people aspiring for different political positions in the coming general election. Electoral laws require that all prospective aspirants for positions of President, Member of Parliament or district chairpersons to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tullow Oil has set dates for meeting its shareholders as part of the planned sale of its stake in the Lake Albert Development Project in Uganda. The company according to the UK rules issued a circular and notice for its general meeting relating to …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda peoples Defense forces-UPDF Fisheries Protection Unit is taking over security across Lake Albert in one of the measures to combat illegal fishing. The deployment comes after the closure of illegal landing sites on the Lake Albert. The UPDF was first deployed in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital were on Thursday grilled by the Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee over the expenditure of Shillings 100.13 million on unbudgeted items and failure to collect non-tax revenue. Led by Dr Alex Adaku the hospital director, the officials appeared …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces-UPDF have handed over guns belonging to the South Sudan Liberation Army- soldiers who were shot at Fitina Mbaya in Goboro parish, Yumbe district. More than five non-uniformed SPLA soldiers on May 30th 2020 entered in Ugandan territory at Fitina …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The education sector has taken a lion share in the budget estimates for 2020/2021 financial year across the districts in the Teso sub region. In Kumi district, the education budget increased by more than 600,000 shillings from the current financial year budget of 10.1 …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The construction of the Gulu Logistics hub has finally started in Gulu district. The project is being undertaken by Ambitious Construction Limited. Patrick Kinyera, the Gulu district secretary for works said work at the site started early this week with clearance, foundation laying and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 741 after nine new cases were confirmed by the Ministry of Health from samples drawn on Wednesday. Five of the cases are contacts of previously confirmed cases from Kyotera and Amuru districts, while four of …