Omoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several houses and acres of crop fields were destroyed during a land dispute in Omoro District. The incident happened on Friday in Okwii village, Aremo parish in Bobbi Sub-County According to Stephen Ojok, a resident of Okwii who witnessed the incident, a gang of people …
Read More »Health ministry wrongly announced arrival of 300 Ugandans
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Health erroneously announced that Uganda will on today, June 13th receive the first group of passengers arriving from abroad following the Coronavirus lockdown worldwide. Health Minister Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng was today addressing a press conference on the status of COVID-19 …
Read More »MTN Uganda gets 12 more years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has reached an agreement with telecom company MTN Uganda to renew its license for a period of 12 years. MTN will pay sh372 billion for the license that commences on July 1, 2020. The telecom company said in a statement on Saturday that …
Read More »Lukwago asks Sarah Kanyike to reject KCCA job
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked his Deputy Sarah Kanyike to reject her nomination to the position of Director Directorate of Gender, Community Service and Production at Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA. On Saturday, President Museveni nominated Kanyike and four others to various …
Read More »Adjumani leaders auction 500 bags of confiscated charcoal
Adjumani, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Adjumani district local government on Friday auctioned over 500 bags of charcoal confiscated from illegal charcoal dealers. Each bag of charcoal was sold at 15,000 shillings. Francis Ojja, the Adjumani District Forest Officer said illegal charcoal burning is on the rise in the sub-counties …
Read More »URA struggles to curb smuggling at porous border points in Busia
Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority-URA is struggling to stop smuggling at the porous routes of Malaba town council in Tororo and Busia districts. Residents still smuggle Kenya cement, rice, sugar, cartons of wheat flour, salt, white polythene bags, biscuits, sweat cones and PK chewing gums among …
Read More »Uganda’s COVID-19 infections enter stage three
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has entered the third stage of infection of COVID-19. This was revealed by the Minister of Health Dr Jane Ruth Aceng on Saturday following an increase in the number of community cases. She said so far, 33 districts have had a positive case …
Read More »Kalungu production officer tasked to explain mismanagement of Agriculture Development Project
Kalungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Kiyemba, the Kalungu district production officer has been tasked to provide a report on the management of the Agricultural Cluster Development Project-ACDP in the district. Caleb Tukaikiriza, the Kalungu District Resident Commissioner has given Kiyemba up to Wednesday next week to provide the …
Read More »Kitgum health officer under fire for poor management of Covid-19 vehicles
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kitgum District Health Officer Dr Alex Olwedo has come under criticism over alleged poor management of vehicles allocated for COVID-19 activities. Dr Olwedo took charge of coordinating about 11 vehicles belonging to the district local government as directives issued by the President in March. …
Read More »Mayuge residents decry security laxity along Lake Victoria
Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents on the major landing sites in Mayuge district want security tightened along Lake Victoria to reduce on the number of foreign travelers from the neighbouring countries. As part of the guidelines to contain the spread of COVID-19, President Museveni closed down Uganda’s borders …
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